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Health and long-term care in the European Union
— Report | | Author(s) | Susanna Kiijarvi |
| Corporate Author | Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, European Commission |
| Publisher | Electronic format only, December 2007 |
| Pages | 247 pp (Special Eurobarometer 283) |
| Source | Download report (19/5/09) from: http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/eb... |
| Keywords | Health services ; Services ; Long term ; European Union ; Public opinion ; Europe. |
| Annotation | Confronted with rising long-term care needs due to an increasingly ageing population, the European Union (EU) is supporting the Member States in their efforts to improve health and long-term care in Europe. In 2002, the Barcelona European Council recognised three guiding principles for the reform of health care systems: accessibility for all, high quality care, and long-term financial sustainability. It is in this context that the Directorate-General Employment of the European Commission commissioned a survey that examines public opinion about health care across Europe, focusing specifically on long-term care and care of the elderly. Between 25th May and 30th June 2007, TNS Opinion & Social interviewed 28,660 Europeans aged 15 and over living in the 27 European Union Member States and the two candidate countries (Croatia and Turkey). The report identifies the main challenges as: i) ensuring access for all to long-term care services; ii) securing financing for long-term care from an adequate mix of public and private sources; iii) improving coordination between social and medical services; iv) promoting home or community-based care rather than institutional care; and v) improving recruitment and working conditions for carers and supporting informal carers. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090519201 E |
| Classmark | L: I: 4Q: WFC: U5: 74 |
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