“British medicine is European medicine. We want to keep our British colleagues on board. CPME remains convinced that there are technical and legal solutions to enable doctors’ mobility and cooperation on health post-Brexit. We therefore appeal to negotiators on both sides to show the political willingness to protect health, with pragmatic and sustainable agreements.” Prof. […]

From the CPME Newsletter, February 2019 – 28th edition The Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) has launched its Health Check 2019 ahead of the upcoming European elections. Among their six requests, European doctors call for continued investments in health, including commitments to prevention efforts and health security, such as the fight against antimicrobial resistance […]

This special edition is entirely dedicated to recent CPME activities and policy developments. During the CPME meeting in Geneva on 10 November 2018, the General Assembly elected the new Executive Committee for the 2019 – 2021 term. Moreover, CPME has launched its Health Check 2019 ahead of the upcoming European elections. Among their six requests, […]

Outcomes of open debate on Implementation of One Health in undergraduate education. One Health[1] is a concept that recognises interlinks between human health, animal health and the environment. The value of the One Health holistic approach is undisputed when it comes to tackling different challenges to public and animal health. Academics, students, professionals and policy […]

On 10 November 2018, the CPME Board adopted the ’ CPME Statement concerning the integration of refugee doctors into the European workforce’ (CPME 2018/022 FINAL).

Today, the Commission renewed its political commitment to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by publishing a new European One Health action plan against AMR. This action plan reiterates the importance of working in collaboration across human and animal health and the environment under the One Health approach. Sharing best practices, fostering research and innovation as well […]

CPME co-signed an open letter to the European Commission on the EU Cycling Strategy. The letter calls to unlock the potential for creating jobs and decarbonising the transport system by developing a strategy as part of the Work Programme 2018 or subsequent initiatives. The EU Cycling Strategy was published at the Velo-city 2017 conference in […]

On 15 May 2017, CPME and 16 other health organisations sent an open letter to the Ministers regarding the ongoing revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD). In May 2016, the European Commission adopted its proposal to revise this directive which includes provisions governing commercial communications for foods high in fat, sugar and salt, as […]

We are pleased to announce the new edition of the CPME newsletter. It features, among many other important topics, the CPME position on the EU framework on Health Technology Assessment (HTA), the debate on a future strategy for the standardisation of healthcare services, a special section with news from CPME members and the CPME perspective on […]

We are happy to announce the new edition of the CPME newsletter. It features, among many other important topics, the newly adopted CPME policy on access to medicines and pharmaceutical pricing, outcomes from the meeting with Commissioner Andriukaitis, a special section with news from CPME members and guest articles from the Smoke Free Partnership and […]