‘’While we acknowledge the value of digital innovation in bringing benefits for citizens, and patients and health systems in particular, we are seriously concerned by the implications of the draft e-Evidence Regulation COM(2018) 225 (“Proposal”). We in fact believe that the proposal violates professional secrecy and medical confidentiality that doctors have to comply with. Healthcare […]

“With today’s vote, Members of the European Parliament have demonstrated their commitment to preserving the efficacy of critical, last-resort antimicrobials for humans. At some point we might be in a dramatic situation with no antibiotic left for some human disease. We must do everything – already now – to prevent this from happening. From a […]

’’Today’s vote paves the way to the creation of a stronger legal framework allowing the EU to be better prepared for and react to future pandemics. Relying on voluntary solidarity and ad-hoc decisions did not work. We must learn from experience equip the EU level with better competences and enforceable mechanism to be ready to […]

European Medical Organisations strongly urge governments to reconsider how healthcare systems value the wellbeing of healthcare professionals in their daily practice together along with the wellbeing of the patients they serve every day and the community of employees who work with them. Medicine should be, and must remain, a safe place to work. Full press […]

A new European project to improve equitable vaccine uptake by strengthening collaboration between healthcare professionals, public health authorities, the media and local communities has launched. IMMUNION will contribute to and complement wider EU vaccination efforts through delivering better education to health professionals and better information to the general public. Full press release here.

‘’We welcome the EHDS as we believe it can contribute to the improvement of disease prevention, patient-oriented healthcare and better treatment options. The EHDS must be used for the ‘public good’, therefore we urge European policymakers to set a clear and transparent legal framework, providing criteria about legitimates purposes and legitimate users and contributors. A […]

”With the Pharmaceutical Strategy, the European Commission sets the right course of action towards ensuring patients’ access to affordable medicines. When implementing it, European doctors can bring valuable knowledge and experience to the discussion on how to reform the EU pharmaceutical sector to better serve patients and populations” says CPME Vice President Dr Christiaan Keijzer. […]

 “During the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine was key in continuing patient care, for example by home-monitoring, teletriage and remote consultations. However, while we encourage the use of telemedicine as an additional tool to the medical profession, we consider face-to-face consultations as the gold standard ‘’says CPME Vice-President, Dr Raymond Walley. Full press release available here.

On 20 March 2021, European doctors from 38 National Medical Associations met online for the biannual General Assembly and Board meetings of the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME).“I would like to thank all CPME members for their fruitful exchanges on recent health policy developments. The new policies tackle key questions: how to better manage […]

On 20 February 2021, the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) will be participating in a memorial ceremony organised by the Federazione Nazionale degli Ordini dei Medici Chirurghi e degli Odontoiatri (FNOMCeO) to commemorate health professionals who have lost their lives due to COVID-19. Full press release available here.