Translation of "Services de télésanté " (French → English) :

60. Taking into consideration (a) the increasingly ageing population and (b) the mounting pressure to the public finances and private productivity, the increase of expenses for this ageing population is a structural problem for the Member States; the European Union should adopt the policy of firm promotion of the principle of prevention (in terms of medical practices as well as in terms of encouraging healthier lifestyles) and the introduction of services such as E-health in to its long term strategy. Health indicators will contribute to significant improvement of the economic indicators;

37. Considers that the Digital Agenda offers enormous prospects which would result in job creation and sustainable economic growth. To achieve this goal it is necessary that we link the digital agenda with the development of new services such as e-trade, e-health, e-learning, e-banking etc.:

The eEurope 2005 action plan will seek to ensure that people with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups can participate in and have equal access to major innovations in on-line public services, covering e-government, e-learning and e-health, and also to create a dynamic, accessible e-business environment.

To develop its role as a source of innovation, the public sector could promote new types of services and the use of e-government, e-health, e-education, etc.

32. Welcomes the Commission communication setting out an "e-Health action plan", recognising that information and communication technologies, in particular the Internet, can help improve access to, and the quality and effectiveness of, health services, although it may also increase inequalities as a consequence of the "digital divide"; stresses the need to apply quality criteria for health-related websites; recognises the role that telemedicine and telepsychiatry could play in improving care options for patients and reducing the need for patient mobility; considers that account should also be taken of inequalities as regards the elder ...[+++]ly and the illiterate;

32. Welcomes the Commission’s Communication setting out an ‘e-Health action plan’, recognising that information and communication technologies, in particular the Internet, can help improve access to, and the quality and effectiveness of, health services, although it may also increase inequalities as a consequence of the "digital divide"; stresses the need to apply quality criteria for health-related websites; recognises the role that telemedicine and telepsychiatry could play in improving care options for patients and reducing the need for patient mobility; account should also be taken of inequalities as regards the elderly and the il ...[+++]literate;