This paper examines the development of health rights and health information in the European context and the contribution which libraries can make. It concentrates on Europe wide initiatives and on national developments in the UK and the Netherlands....
Background: The knowledge about the relationship between health-related activities on the Internet (i.e. informed citizens) and individuals ' control over their own experiences of health or illness (i.e. empowered citizens) is valuable but scarce. In this paper, we investigate the correlation bet...
The knowledge about the relationship between health-related activities on the Internet (i.e. informed citizens) and individuals' control over their own experiences of health or illness (i.e. empowered citizens) is valuable but scarce. In this paper, we investigate the correlation between four ways...
Press release - New EP committees to work on security and defence, health, democracy, housing December 18, 2024 Parliament has approved changes put forward by its Conference of Presidents, establishing two new standing and two special committees.Committee on Constitutional Affairs Source : © Europ...
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Omnibus page of posts dealing with the UK referendum campaign, the so called Brexit vote, negotiations with the EU on terms for the UK's leaving and the fallout. After several years publishing The Daily Stirrer we decided that the journal was a difficult medium to access archive material in,...
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Equity/Equality Cross-border solutions should contribute to equality in healthcare and they should be usable in every EU member country and by each citizen of the EU. Dignity Summarizing, Table 3 depicts the main ethical requirements previously described and the respective challenges. Table 3. Ethic...
I have been asking questions about how much it costs the UK to pay for health treatment for our citizens seeking treatment on the continent, and how much we charge people from other EEA countries for their treatment here. In 2016/17 the UK received just £66m from charges imposed on ...
Frank Knox Fellowships at Harvard University Subjects: Arts, sciences including engineering and medical sciences, business administration and management, design, divinity, education, law, public administration and public health. Eligibility: Open to citizens of the UK who will have graduated from a UK...