The next step is to see how Member States will implement recommendations and different aspects of the care strategy”, underlines Katarina Ivanković-Knežević, Director for Social Rights and Inclusion at the Commission. “Care is the competence of Member States. (3)Īn earlier EESC Opinion said that for Europe’s care sector to respond to increased care demands for the elderly, political will with a strong care policy at a national level and EU action is crucial. High-quality care for all is still not a reality for many in Europe and this was one of the push factors behind the strategy”, Kinga Joó, Rapporteur of the Opinion, says. “In addition to being available, accessible and affordable, we also maintain that care should be inclusive, sustainable and human rights-based. They repeated its desire to initiate a European Care Guarantee. In the EESC opinion, they put forward some recommendations for the Strategy. In January, the EESC applauded the Commission’s proposed European Care Strategy as vital towards the goal of an affordable and available care structure in Europe that sees to the requirements of “care receivers from birth to old age” and is supportive of “all care providers regardless of their employment status”. We are calling on Member States and the Commission to provide more support and faster treatments for rare disease patients,” Coheur adds. Possibly even at the prenatal stage, because that is when the most effective intervention can take place. “70% of these rare diseases occur during childhood, and it is vital that they be detected early. A diagnosis should take place within a year, we hear. “When it comes to healthcare accessibility today, it takes five to seven years for a rare disease to be diagnosed correctly and for the appropriate treatment to be provided,” Alain Coheur noted, Rapporteur of the Opinion Ensuring strong European solidarity for rare disease patients. (1) Support for patients with rare diseasesĭuring the same month, the EESC asked the EU to comprehensively give faster treatment and further support for patients with rare diseases. Clearly, if countries can guarantee certain services will be provided, it will take some of the load off family members,” Barbieri added. “The second step is ensuring housing services and support to prevent isolation, marginalisation, and physical and mental overload. “The first step is recognising the value of their work and giving them a say on the assistance they provide”, Barbieri said. The Rapporteur of this, Pietro Vittorio Barbieri, said all measures to improve life for carers of loved ones with degenerative or chronic diseases or disabilities must be taken together by family caregivers and the organisations that represent them, employers and policy-makers. The EESC Opinion on The role of family members caring for people with disabilities and older persons is interesting. In November last year, the EESC called on the European Union (EU) and its Member States to make a more concrete care policy with strong measures to support the health, financial and housing requirements needs of the increasing number of individuals giving long-term care of a family member. EESC calls for more support for family caregivers Here, we discuss some of what the EESC and the European Commission do around this crucial health policy area.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) recently highlighted several European care policy issues. Image © ipopba | iStock Open Access Government places care policy in Europe under the spotlight, including support for caregivers and those with rare diseases or cancer
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