CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
Summary
Chapter 1: Introduction
Cross-border healthcare: Background to
the Commission's initiative
Box 1: The key provisions considered
by the ECJ
Box 2: Values and principles of EU health
systems
The Commission's proposal
Box 3: Summary of the Commission's proposal
Our inquiry
Chapter 2: Overall objective and the need
for action
Contents of the proposal
Need for action
Need for caution
Forecasting levels of demand
Conclusions and recommendations
Chapter 3: Legal and regulatory considerations
Legal Base
Right of host State to refuse
Delegating legislative power to the Commission
Subsidiarity
Overlap with Regulation 1408/71
Conclusions and recommendations
Chapter 4: Prior authorisation and payment
Contents of the proposal
Box 4: Definitions of hospital and non-hospital
care
Merits of prior authorisation
"Hospital care" and "non-hospital
care"
Payment upfront
Top-up
Private Medical Insurance
Conclusions and recommendations
Chapter 5: Communication, provision of information
and language considerations
Contents of the proposal
Information: why it is needed and what it
should cover
Information: responsibility for provision
Information: national contact points
Information: issues to address
Language considerations
Conclusions and recommendations
Chapter 6: Patient safety and the pathway
of care
Contents of the proposal
The pathway of care
Exchange of patient information: continuity
of care
Exchange of fitness-to-practise information
Conclusions and recommendations
Chapter 7: Redress and indemnity
The proposal
Box 5: Clinical negligence claims in
the UK
Redress
Definition of "harm"
Provision of indemnity
Conclusions and recommendations
Chapter 8: Co-operation between Member States
Contents of the proposal
Cross-border recognition of prescriptions
European reference networks
E-health
Conclusions and recommendations
Chapter 9: Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations
Appendix 1: Sub-Committee G (Social Policy
and Consumer Affairs)
Appendix 2: List of Witnesses
Appendix 3: Call for Evidence
Appendix 4: Recent Reports
Oral and Written Evidence
Thursday 23 October 2008
Thursday 30 October 2008
Thursday 06 November 2008
Thursday 13 November 2008
Thursday 20 November 2008
Thursday 04 December 2008
Thursday 11 December 2008
Thursday 18 December 2008
Thursday 15 January 2009
Written Evidence
NOTE: References in the text of the Report are as
follows:
(Q) refers to a question in the oral evidence
(p) refers to a page of written evidence
The Report of the Committee is published in Volume
I (HL Paper 30-I) and the Evidence is published in Volume II (HL
Paper 30-II)
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