Quality in and Equality of Access to Healthcare Services: HealthQUEST
 


2007 - 2008

Contact: huber@euro.centre.org

The European Commission has published the final report of the Study Quality in and Equality of Access to Healthcare Services: HealthQUEST
download executive Summary and Report

Aims
The main objectives of this project were:
  • To identify and analyse barriers of access to health care services which are faced by vulnerable groups in society, and especially those most exposed to social exclusion;
  • To review the various policy initiatives taken by the Member States to realise the objective of access for all, including the analysis of good practice examples;
  • To highlight and describe the most effective policy measures to ensure access to health care to the most disadvantaged (including a case study on people with mental health problems);
  • To help to determine the extent to which increased access to and quality of health care services can make to combating poverty and social exclusion and increasing social inclusion.
Results
Besides the final report, eight country studies analyse the following countries:
Finland, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Romania, and United Kingdom.

Project partners / consortium leader:
European Health Management Association (EHMA), Dublin
European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna
Finland: Kristian Wahlbeck, University of Helsinki
Germany: Anette Riesberg, Technical University of Berlin
Greece : John Kyriopoulos, National School of Public Health Athens
The Netherlands: Nicoline Tamsma, Netherlands Institute for Care and Welfare
Poland: Stanislawa Golinowska, Jagiellonian University, Public Health Institut
Romania: Miaora Predescu
Spain:Ines Garcia-Sanchez
United Kingdom: Maria Goddard, University of York, Centre for Health Economics
EuroHealthNet: Clive Needle, Caroline Costongs

Project management: Jennifer Bremner (project director) (EHMA), Marie Coyle (EHMA), Manfred Huber (scientific director) (European Centre, Vienna), Anderson Stanciole (European Centre, Vienna), Nicoline Tamsma (Netherlands Institute for Care and Welfare)

Financed by: European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities