The NHS European Office was set up in September 2007 to inform NHS organisations of key EU developments and to promote the priorities and interests of the NHS to the European Institutions.
The Office, which is based in Brussels and London, is funded by the 10 Strategic Health Authorities and is part of the NHS Confederation.
The Office covers a wide range of EU policy and legislative developments which have implications for the NHS. We also offer opportunities for NHS organisations to engage with EU affairs, to access EU support for innovation and to get involved in our work.
On our website, you can also find out about the EU's role in health policy and an introduction to the workings of the EU in our about the EU section. For a wider perspective, our more EU news page also gives short overviews of a broad range of news, publications and commentary from and about the EU on health and social care-related topics.
Latest news
New Year, New Presidency
Although there is now a permanent President of the European Council, EU countries still take turns to chair meetings of the Council in different policy areas and Spain takes over this role from 1 January. Read about Spain's Presidency health priorities on our page on the EU and health policy...
Thanks for submitting your views on the EU Clinical Trials Directive
The European Office has responded to an EU consultation on the Clinical Trials Directive, based on NHS input. To see a copy of the response and to keep abreast of next steps see our web page on the Clinical Trials Directive...
Briefing on the EU Remedies Directive launched
The NHS European Office have now published a briefing for NHS organisations on the EU Remedies Directive, which affects all procurement contracts entered into after 20 December 2009. To find out how this may affect your organisation visit our EU Remedies web page...
Call for public health project proposals now open
EU funding is now available under the 2010 call for proposals for projects in areas including health security, health promotion and health information. See our innovation and EU funding section for more information about the Health Programme...