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. 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.
- Federación Española de Empresas de Tecnología Sanitaria (FENIN) v Commission of the European Communities Medical treatment – Definition of ‘undertaking’
- 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.
- Ternovszky v. Hungary 2010 – right to home birth
- Warning: the cost of Brexit could seriously damage your health service 2017-09-15
- BMA responds to UK position paper on Ireland border 2017-08-17
- UK expertise on health security could be a strong card in the Brexit negotiations – but few seem to realise 2017-07-28
- The Tories just aren’t taking the NHS seriously as a Brexit priority 2017-03-31
- The fog of Brexit is engulfing the NHS. It’s up to Theresa May to provide clarity 2017-03-30
- Comprehensive Sickness Insurance – the legal loophole you have never heard of 2017-03-24
- The Brexit White Paper—making Britain great again? 2017-02-04
- The worst secret trade stitch up you’ve never heard of 2017-01-24
- 5 reasons Brexit is hazardous to our health 2017-01-18
- Proposed policy on international trade 2017-01-16
- Ignore Liam Fox’s shameful migrant workers claim 2016-10-29
- Beyond TTIP 2016-08-15
- How will Brexit affect the NHS? 2016-08-04
- Why England could get knocked out in the quarter finals 2016-05-24
- UK and the EU: future relationships 2016-05-23
- The NHS and the European Union 2016-05-13
- The NHS, TTIP, and the EU referendum 2016-04-18
- The Health-Related Consequences of Brexit 2016-04-13
- Countering Brexit myths 2016-03-27
- Health and the EU… some issues and reasons to stay in 2016-03-06
- Is this Europe? 2015-12-02
- TTIP ‘threat to people’s health in UK and across Europe’ 2015-03-13
- Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership 2015-02-02
- Public Procurement 2014-12-30
- The Clive Efford Bill 2014-11-23
- European manifesto opposing the commercialization of the health system 2012-10-31
- Europäisches Manifest gegen die Kommerzialisierung des Gesundheitswesens 2012-08-21
- TTIP Procurement and our NHS 2014-09-08
- TTIP 2014-07-11
- TTIP, Europe, Procurement and our NHS 2014-06-13
- Has pollution been air-brushed from public health policy? 2014-04-03
- Why being part of the European Union is good for our health 2013-10-28
- Common Agricultural Policy influence on Health 2013-10-12
- European Union Health Policy 2013-10-12
- Cigarette packaging and international trade – a warning 2013-08-01
- EU competition law and the NHS 2013-03-11