European Health Law
This collection of items is only intended to include issues which impact on the rights of UK citizens in relation to health care. New initiatives may be found at the European Parliament Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) and the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI).
- Cross-border healthcare: explanation of the Directive which comes into force in 2013. SHA Conference on the subject. Medical tourism research
- Decker's case: (1998) establishes the right to purchase health care in any EU country.
- European Journal of Health Law: mostly concerned with ethical issues. Takes a wide geographical remit, but you have to subscribe to see most of the articles.
- Glass v. the United Kingdom: imposition of treatment on a child. Consideration of human rights issues where doctors and parents disagree.
- Healthcare abroad: Brief guide to European Health Insurance Card and matters associated with emergency treatment abroad
- Hospital charges for overseas visitors to UK
- Keller's heirs v the Spanish National Institute of Public Health Care:(2005) EU Member State Health authorities must cover the treatment costs of individuals resident in their countries even if they have been referred for treatment outside the EU by another Member State that they are visiting.
- Kohll's case: (1998) reimbursement of medical expenses in other EU countries
- V.G. Müller-Fauré v Onderlinge Waarborgmaatschappij OZ Zorgverzekeringen UA (2003) Medical costs incurred in another Member State – Prior authorisation
- Peerbooms case:(2001) rights of citizens to get medical treatment not available in their own state in another state. Ministers letter to Sir George Young.
- Reciprocal agreements in respect of health care
- Abdon Vanbraekel and Others v Alliance nationale des mutualités chrétiennes (2001) Reimbursement by the competent State of costs incurred in connection with treatment provided in another State
- R (Watts) v Bedford Primary Care Trust and Another 2006 - right to go abroad for treatment in case of delay.