Engaging Citizens and Patients

in Health Policy”

Paul De Raeve
Secretary General
1
European Federation of Nurses Associations
 The EFN consists of NNAs from
34 Member States.
Established in 1971, the EFN is the
independent voice of the nursing
profession towards the European
Institutions.
The EFN lobby work outcomes have an
effect on the daily work of 6 million
nurses throughout the European Union
and Europe.
EFN Lobby PRIORITIES

3
 Effective Stakeholder
Engagement leads to
successful policy outcomes
and implementation as co-
decision ensures consensus
when designing policies.

4
Lisbon Treaty Principles

Liberty, Democracy, Respect

for Human Rights and
Fundamental Freedoms, and
the Rule of Law
5
 The EU enlargement
process is one of the EU’s
most powerful policy tools to
implement these basic
principles

6
Romanian law ‘46/2003’
on Patient Rights,
implementing a patient-
centred approach in the
public and private
healthcare system.
7
You need to get on the train of the
EU Social Cohesion Funds to
implement EU policies where
citizens, patients and nurses live
and work out their lives.

8
“What is good for
patients is good
for nurses”
 CONTACT EFN
Clos du Parnasse, 11A
B-1050 Brussels - Belgium
Tel.: +32 2 512 74 19
Fax: +32 2 512 35 50
Email: efn@efn.be
Web: www.efnweb.eu

10