Translation of "Sous-comité de la qualité des soins et de la recherche " (French → English) :

In order to facilitate access to better and safer healthcare for Union citizens: increase access to medical expertise and information for specific conditions beyond national borders, facilitate the application of the results of research and develop tools for the improvement of healthcare quality and patient safety through, inter alia, actions contributing to the improvement of health literacy.

The Commission encourages Member States (including relevant national and regional authorities) to: · work towards better alignment and synergies of their funding instruments with EU funding initiatives; this includes their research and innovation programmes, in particular in connection with relevant Joint Programming Initiatives and AAL; · make effective use of Structural Funds, in line with the Partnership priorities, as appropriate, in particular with a view to: – enhancing the use, quality ...[+++], interoperability of and access to ICT including e-health, and strengthening research, technological development and innovation; – promoting social inclusion and combating poverty, including through investing in health and social infrastructure; – promoting measures to fight against discrimination of older people both in accessing the labour market and in the work place (e.g. innovative, accessible and age-friendly forms of work organisation, longer healthier working lives); – fostering investments to modernise national and regional health systems, and giving priority to a shift from institutional care to community-based care, while enhancing independent living. · consider including the Partnership priorities and objectives among their strategic priorities in order to make use of structural funds; · engage in the activities of the Partnership through the procurement of more innovative and efficient solutions.

2.3. Quality and safety: strengthen collaboration on patient safety and quality of healthcare, through, inter alia, implementing the Council Recommendation on patient safety and the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections; exchange best practice on quality assurance systems; develop guidelines and tools to promote patient safety and quality; increase the availability of information to patients on safety and quality, improve feedback and interaction between health providers and patients; support action to exchange knowledge and best ...[+++] practice on chronic diseases care, the response of health systems and research including development of European guidelines.

Calls on the Council and the Member States to evaluate and implement new measures to improve the effectiveness of their health expenditure, in particular by investing in preventive healthcare so as to reduce future longer-term costs and social burdens, and to restructure healthcare systems in order to provide equitable access to high-quality healthcare (in particular basic medical care) without discrimination throughout the EU, and encourages the Commission to study the use of existing European funds in order to further promote investment in health infrastructure, research and train ...[+++]ing and to promote and step up disease prevention;

Take into account research results while developing policies and programmes and promoting further research on patient safety and quality of care;

Take into account research results while developing policies and programmes and promoting further research on patient safety and quality of care.