Lobbyists feared an end to programme – but budget and activities largely to continue in next multi-year EU budget

Tough new data protection regulations arriving next month have big implications for how patient data from clinical trials, digital apps and ehealth are used in research and to drive improvements in Europe’s healthcare systems

Aim is to embed patient involvement - in setting research priorities, the design of clinical trials and dialogue with regulators and health technology assessment bodies - in health systems design

Key considerations for patients include whether online doctors have access to their medical records and are suitable for those with complex health needs. And, GPs say, online services should be in addition to traditional face-to-face consultations

New healthcare model is proposed, based on data from 10,575 patients in the Swedish Heart Failure Register

UK is lagging 14 comparable countries in key measures like infant mortality and immunisation levels. The government needs a ‘health in all policies’ approach to policy making to address this

Study raises concerns that new antibiotics will do little to solve the resistance problem if the drugs are used inappropriately once they are introduced