European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
 
Policy briefs

Policy briefs emphasize the key policy lessons from the Observatory studies in a brief and concise format that are easy to read for busy policy-makers.

arrowCapacity Planning in Health Care: A Review of the International Experience [pdf, 662KB] 
 No. 13, 2008 
   
arrowDay Surgery: Making it Happen [pdf, 382KB] 
 No. 12, 2007 
   
arrowHealth care outside hospital: Accessing generalist and specialist care in 8 countries [pdf, 339KB] 
 No. 11, 2006 
 Also available in: ru[pdf, 2MB] 
   
arrowScreening in Europe [pdf, 555KB] 
 No. 10, 2006 
   
arrowCross Border Health Care in Europe [pdf, 414KB] 
 No. 9, 2005 
   
arrowHealth technology assessment: An introduction to objectives, role of evidence, and structure in Europe [pdf, 660KB] 
 No. 8, 2005 
   
arrowMental Health - 3 part series (Available in en, ru) 
 No. 7, 2004 
   
arrowReducing hospital beds: what are the lessons to be learned? [pdf, 6MB] 
 No. 6, 2004 
 Also available in: ru[pdf, 6MB] 
   
arrowConfiguring the hospital in the 21st century [pdf, 437KB] 
 No. 5, 2004 
 Also available in: ru[pdf, 2MB] 
   
arrowFunding health care: Options for Europe [pdf, 764KB] 
 No. 4, 2002 
 Also available in: ru[pdf, 416KB] 
   
arrowHealth care in central Asia [pdf, 284KB] 
 No. 3, 2002 
 Also available in: ru[pdf, 453KB] 
   
arrowRegulating entrepreneurial behaviour in Europe [pdf, 168KB] 
 No. 2, 2002 
 Also available in: ru[pdf, 147KB] 
   
arrowHospitals in a changing Europe [pdf, 208KB] 
 No. 1, 2002 
 Also available in: ru[pdf, 407KB]