Translation of "Comité d'action concertée Services de santé " (French → English) :

The Commission has cooperated with finance ministries and supervisors, notably through the Economic and Finance Committee as well as through the Committees of Supervisors (Committee of European Banking Supervisors, Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors and Committee of European Securities Regulators) in order to ensure, as much as possible, concerted actions by Member States and the European Institutions.

Commitment by healthcare providers and concerted action between all stakeholders are needed in order to ensure wider deployment of these types of services throughout the EU.

The Programme should take due account of future developments as regards Community action on health services as well as the work of the High Level Group on Health Services and Medical Care, which provides an important forum for collaboration and exchange of best practice between Member States’ health systems.

RECALLS that under Article 168 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a high level of human health protection shall be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities, that Union action, which shall complement national policies, shall be directed towards improving public health, that the Union shall encourage cooperation between the Member States in the field of public health and, if necessary, lend support to their action, and fully respect the responsibilities of the Member States for the organisation and delivery of health services ...[+++] and medical care.

M. whereas the Commission communication on the future of health care emphasises that the European Union’s health care systems and public health policies must tackle severe challenges, and whilst the provision of health care and care for the elderly remain essentially the responsibility of the Member States, these issues nevertheless must be included in a framework of broader European cooperation, in order to achieve effective results, and must strongly take into account the principles and objectives of the Community action programme in the field of public health and the specific objectives laid down by the United Nations Plan of Action ( ...[+++]such as reducing the cumulative effects of risk factors and the development of prevention policies, universal and equal access to health services, the continuing improvement of health services and promoting the social inclusion of disabled persons and persons in the most vulnerable categories),

Other relevant Council Conclusions or Recommendations: the Council Conclusions adopted on 2 December 2002 on obesity, the Council Conclusions adopted on 2 December 2003 on healthy lifestyles: education, information and communication, the Council Conclusions adopted on 31 May 2007 on health promotion by means of nutrition and physical activity, the Resolution of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 20 November 2008 on the health and well-being of young people, the Council Conclusions adopted on 2 December 2011 on closing health gaps within the EU through concerted action to promot ...[+++]e healthy lifestyle behaviours and the Council Recommendation adopted on 26 November 2013 on promoting health enhancing physical activity across sectors.