EPHA Awards finalists 2022 – Patient focused initiative – Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Madrid
UEHP contribution to the IHF study on national hospital associations in health system governance
Interview with Dr Frédéric Sanguignol, President of the French Federation of private medical and rehabilitation hospitals
EPHA Awards finalists 2022 – Model of clinical innovation – Hospital Universitario la Zarzuela HULZ Aravaca in Madrid
Call for EU reference laboratories for high-risk in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs)
ASPE calls for consultative participation of the private sector in the creation of the new National Public Health Agency
Interview with Dr. Gerald Gaß, Chairman of the Board of the German Hospital Federation (Deutsche Krankenhaus Gesellschaft)
Interview with Thomas Bublitz, Chief Executive of the German Federation of Private Hospitals (BDPK)
New EU4Health call for tenders on EU preparedness: training programmes for health specialists
European Health Union: A new EU approach on cancer detection – screening more and screening better
Affirming Health and Private Hospitals
Isabel de la Mata, Principal Advisor for Health and Crisis management, European Commission, DG Health and Food Safety
Iberian Summit of Private Hospitals 2022
The 3rd Iberian Summit of Private Health will take place on 23 June in Lisbon. The objective of this summit, jointly organised by the Spanish and Portuguese private hospital federations (ASPE and APHP), is to raise awareness of European private healthcare and to exchange knowledge.
Health priorities for a five-year period
APRIL 2022 – A new period in our democratic life is beginning, and the expectations of the French people, after two years of pandemic, have probably never been so high with regard to their health system. They are worried about access to care, about the health of their children, about the sustainability of a model of which they are justly proud. They are torn between unshakeable confidence in health professionals and the impression that the principles of care are deteriorating.
The first European Private Hospital Award goes to…. all of us
APRIL 2022 – It is true, we are all to be congratulated. It is only the first edition of the European Private Hospital Awards and two major goals have already been achieved: to unite around a European initiative (through the UEHP) and to promote the participation of private hospitals from all over Europe.
The Polish Association of Private Hospitals (OSSP) is mobilising to help Ukraine
APRIL 2022 – The Polish Federation of Private Hospitals, an active member of the UEHP, is very close to the humanitarian tragedy in Ukraine. Historically, we have relations with Ukrainian hospitals, we are neighbours, our languages are similar, our history is similar.
Vote for health!
FEBRAURY 2022 – The health crisis still dominates the news. At least, it has made it possible to acknowledge the remarkable mobilisation of health actors while highlighting ways to improve the system itself.
Call for proposals for NGOs launched to support mental health of Ukrainian refugees
A € 2 million call for proposals for non-governmental organisations has been launched on 20 April to support mental health of displaced people from Ukraine.
Factsheet release on Temporary Protection Directive
The European Commission has just released a factsheet on Access to health care in EU countries for persons displaced from Ukraine.
2022 HIMSS European Health Conference & Exhibition
The 2022 HIMSS European Health Conference & Exhibition brings the European healthcare community back together in Helsinki, Finland from 14 to 16 June 2022. It will feature HIMSS’s knowledge, expertise and thought leadership in healthcare digitisation, and Accelerate Health’s network of entrepreneurs and investors showcasing the latest and most innovative health tech solutions.
MyHealth@EU – Accelerating the eHealth shift through cross-border cooperation
Last 7 April 2022, our President, Dr Paul Garassus, spoke at the conference “MyHealth@EU – Accelerating the eHealth shift through cross-border cooperation”, organised by the Agence du numérique en santé in the context of the French presidency of the Council of the EU.
He brought the private hospitals voice to the debate on the use of health data in Europe.
European Patients’ Rights Day 2022
Last 20-21 April, we celebrated the 16th edition of the European Patients’ Rights Day 2022, organized by Active Citizenship Network, as a big multi-stakeholder conference focused on the role played by key actors in the decision-making process on health priorities.
GREEN HOSPITALS: Saint Roch Clinic, Cambrai, a sustainable development champion
FEBRUARY 2022 – Committed to a sustainable development approach since 2008, the Saint Roch Clinic in Cambrai has already exceeded the Paris Agreements.
COVID-19 vaccine study: Private clinics cooperate
FEBRAURY 2022 – Since the middle of last year, the Schön Klinik Düsseldorf and the Helios Klinik Berlin-Buch have been project partners of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in the multicentre COViK study. The COViK study is a hospital-based case-control study with the aim of gaining insights into the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines.
Merger control guarantees competition and quality
SEPTEMBER 2021 – The German Federal Cartel Office released on 2 September its Sector Inquiry into German Hospitals report 2021. The outcome of the inquiry confirms the important role played by competition in ensuring the quality of health care for the population.
G20 Health Italia 2021- “Enhancing public-private partnerships for a more effective healthcare system”
SEPTEMBER 2021 – Rome, 6 September 2021: “The importance of the synergy between the private sector of the NHS and the public sector has clearly emerged from the G20 on Health, in a joint effort involving citizens, health workers, institutions and companies.
Good practices in the design of hospital space during a pandemic
JUNE 2021 – A team of Polish scientists from the VITA Management design office and the Wrocław University of Science and Technology are looking for European research partners, as well as hospitals ready to share their own experiences in preparing for the safe treatment of patients in the current COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of the project is to develop guidelines for the creation of hospitals for future pandemics using the best European experience of hospitals created for the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
Klinik-Fakten (hospital facts) website goes online
JUNE 2021 – One-sided or false information leads to distorted judgements. Klinik-Fakten.de counteracts this and uncovers false reports, rumours and half-truths in the health sector.
Spanish private hospitals hired 5,000 professionals in 2020 despite the strong impact of COVID-19
JUNE 2021 – The Spanish Private Health Alliance (ASPE) has measured in a complete report the impact of the pandemic in its 288 general hospital centers (those with the highest incidence due to the pandemic) during 2020. The study concludes that: the Spanish private health sector has faced extreme difficulties, with an unprecedented reduction in ordinary activity and dealing with extraordinary cost overruns related to COVID-19.
Working and serving in a pandemic year
JUNE 2021 – We are in 2021 and APHP is celebrating a remarkable milestone: 50 years of representing the private hospital sector in Portugal. What a journey it has been! Year after year, private hospitals have been fulfilling their role and making the investments that have led to clinical excellence, greater national coverage and today we constitute an increasingly respected sector.
Asklepios, a strong partner during the pandemic
FEBRUARY 2021 – Interview to Prof. Dr. Christoph Herborn, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Asklepios and responsible for international relations
Portuguese Presidency ready to deliver… Health has never been so present in European politics
JANUARY 2021 – This semester Portugal takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic and its socio-economic consequences represent an unprecedented challenge for the EU and its Member States.
A newly elected President for the French Federation of Private Acute Care Hospitals (FHP-MCO)
JANUARY 2021 – Frédérique Gama, newly elected president of the French Federation of Private Acute Care Hospitals (FHP-MCO) and Director of the Charcot Clinic near Lyon
Portuguese private health establishments sign protocol with 70 patient’s associations to improve access to care
NOVEMBER 2020 – On Wednesday November 11th, the members of the National Strategic Health Council of CIP and 70 Patient Associations signed a Document of Understanding that establishes measures to guarantee and improve the access of patients to care.
Oscar Gaspar elected Vice President of BusinessEurope
JUNE 2020 – Oscar Gaspar, President of APHP and Vice President of the Executive Committee of CIP was elected Vice President of BusinessEurope for a one-year term with effect from 1 July.
Restarting the activity after the lockdown
MAY 2020 – What is the impact of the crisis on the current hospital activity in your country? The Spanish private health sector has lived through three very different scenarios:
Restarting the activity after the lockdown
MAY 2020 – From the 4th of May, less restrictive measures adopted by the Italian Government, allowed the citizens to put their lives back together, in a very slow and controlled way.
Restarting the activity after the lockdown
MAY 2020 – In Austria the resumption of activity is ongoing and private clinics choose different strategies to renew with a normal operating mode. Private clinics have been affected by the crisis in very different ways. Some establishments have been involved in the national emergency plan and have played a key role in it, like the PemiQaMed hospitals in Vienna.
