The European Union of General Practitioners (UEMO) would like to express its support and solidarity with prison doctors in the United Kingdom who have raised concerns regarding their challenging working conditions. We have been made aware of the significant difficulties faced by healthcare professionals within the prison system, including but not limited to, inadequate staffing […]

The European Union of General Practitioners (UEMO) fully supports the introduction of the EU HTA Regulation and is committed to supporting a successful implementation. A key task of the medical associations such as UEMO within the EU HTA Stakeholder Network from commencement of 2025 on will be to identify and provide expertise to support the […]

UEMO expresses its extreme concern at the grave implications for patient care and safety arising from healthcare developments within Europe which threaten to destabilise the specialty of General Practice/Family Medicine placing doctors at professional jeopardy both legal and clinical. Such developments include those caused by significant deployment of Medical Associate Professionals. Furthermore, proposals to train […]

UEMO held its Autumn General Assembly in Brussels, on 18 and 19 October, with the presence of delegations from 21 countries and from four European Medical Organizations (European Junior Doctors, European Federation of Salaried Doctors, Standing Committee of European Doctors, European Young Family Doctors Movement). The meeting included two sessions held jointly with UEMS with […]

Dr Tiago Villanueva, UEMO president, and Dr Catarina Matias, UEMO secretary general, attended the CEOM general assembly that took place on 10-11 October in Funchal, Madeira. Among other critical topics, the meeting promoted the use of a unified “European form to collect data on violence against doctors” thus encouraging the exchange of best practices to […]

UEMO has for many years been campaigning for recognition of General Practice / Family Medicine as a specialty in Europe through changes in European legislation. There is still a long way to go in achieving this aim but we welcome the announcement that the Secretary of State for Health in the United Kingdom has promised […]

Primary Health Care is recognized as the basis of the most robust and effective national healthcare systems. The quality of the service provided has been recognized for many years and is, to a great extent, due to the professionalism and commitment of its professionals, in particular general practitioners / family doctors. To achieve this, the […]

On June 7 and 8, 2024, the UEMO held its Spring General Assembly in the city of Stavanger, Norway with the presence of delegations from 23 countries and representatives of six European Medical Organizations (AEMH, CPME, EJD, EMSA, FEMS and UEMS). Helen Brandstorp, from the Norwegian Directorate of Health, gave a keynote speech on recruitment […]

On 22 May, the EC adopted the Communication on the European Health Union, highlighting the efforts made in EU health policy following the COVID-19 pandemic.