15 Amendments of Antonyia PARVANOVA related to 2011/2024(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas in Europe it is estimated that there is a, by 2020, shortage of one million workers in the health sectorhealthcare professionals, including physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, physiotherapists and other paramedical staff, will amount to one million and that mobility needs to be increased, also for workers whose qualifications are automatically recognised,
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. Whereas the Directive on the application of patients’ rights in cross- border healthcare requires that Member States of treatment ensure that information on the right to practise of health professionals listed in national or local registers established on their territory is made available to the authorities of other Member States, with an exchange of information taking place via the Internal Market Information system;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
C d. Whereas the mobility of professionals in the health sector should also take into account the need for an overall sustainable health workforce and the sustainability of national healthcare systems
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is in favour of modernising and improving Directive 2005/36/EC and encourages the use of the most recent technologies and the introduction of aup-to-date and appropriate technologies to facilitate the recognition profcessional card;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Notes the Green Paper’s suggestion to introduce a European professional card; calls on the Commission to ensure that it adds value to the recognition process and is secure, up to date and fraud-proof, notably by carrying out an in-depth impact assessment
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Takes the view that recognition and registration of professionals, particularly in the health sector, must guarantee the safety of patients and consumers; questions whether a card should become the sole source of information on which to base a recognition decision, particularly for healthcare professionals;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1 f. Notes that the Internal Market Information System (IMI) already offers reliable tool for the secure exchange of information between competent authorities; considers that a more comprehensive use of IMI would facilitate the recognition process further and offer a cost-effective alternative;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Hopes that the Member States and competent authorities will be promptly notified of the new qualifications that are to benefit from automatic recognition;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. HopUrges thate Commission to extend the alert mechanism provided for in the Services Directive will be extended also to theto health care professions to ensure patient safety; this mechanism must be supported by a duty that national authorities exchange registration and disciplinary information about health care professionals;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to considers that the extension of partial recognition to the health care professions very carefully, in order to avoid situations that might be difficult to handle in terms of public health protectionaccess and partial recognition of training should not apply to those regulated professions with health and safety implications to ensure that the protection of the public is not compromised;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Points out that patients and the public need better assurances that healthcare professionals benefiting from recognition have kept their skills and knowledge up to date, as laid down in the national legislations and requirements of the Member States where they seek recognition
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the establishment, within the framework of the Internal Market Information System (IMI), and for those professions not already covered under the Services Directive, of a proactive alert mechanism, which would make it compulsory to issue an alert to all Member States when a professional has been sanctioned; such a mechanism must also be supported by a duty that national authorities exchange up-to-date registration and disciplinary information, most particularly for those professions with health and safety implications;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Encourages member states to make registration and disciplinary information about healthcare professionals in their jurisdiction freely and securely available to the public and all relevant competent authorities through online searchable registers;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Acknowledges stakeholders’ concerns that minimum training requirements for doctors no longer reflect current practice in medical education and training; encourages the Commission to review the qualifications benefiting from automatic recognition and to update the criteria for automatic recognition, involving all the relevant actors including member states, competent authorities and professional bodies; considers that the criteria should be periodically reviewed to ensure it keeps up-to-date with developments in medical education and training;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Points out that the public and patients need better assurances that healthcare professionals benefiting from recognition have kept their skills and knowledge up to date;