Gestor bibliográfico Crisis y Salud

The quick fixes that most European Union member states adopted in response to financial pressure placed on their health care systems during the global economic crisis have likely compromised the sustainability of their systems and the quality of the care they provide, a European nonprofit organization charges. Rather than implementing measures to improve health care efficiency, most nations opted for the quick and dirty fix of slashing health care budgets, staff and services covered by national health plans, without a view to long-term sustainability or potential health consequences, HOPE, the European Hospital and Healthcare Federation asserts in a report, The Crisis, Hospitals and Healthcare.