Spain to have a Rare Diseases Strategy in 2009.

SNS Stroke Strategy approved by SNS Inter-territorial Board on 26 November.

Publication of Ambulatory Surgery Unit Manual. Standards and Recommendation.

Document on Day Hospital Unit now available on the Ministry of Health and Consumer web page.

Health Ministry launches excelenciaclinica.net, an internet search engine for quality information on scientific evidence and clinical practice.

Surgery and Outpatient Waiting Lists as of 30 June 2008 published by the Health Information Institute (IIS).

Presentations now available from the 1st Forum on Electronic Medical Records in the SNS, held on 2 & 3 December in the Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs.  Presentations also now available for download from the 2nd Forum on the SNS Health Information System, in both Spanish and English.

Euros 4.8 million to the regions for palliative care.

Presentation of second edition of SNS QUALITY AWARDS on 9 December in Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs, attended by 250 persons.

First meeting of Care in Normal Birth Strategy Indicators Group, held on 10 December, to establish consensus agreement on minimum indicators for care in birth in Spanish hospitals.

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El pasado 9 de diciembre se celebró la entrega de los  “PREMIOS A LA CALIDAD EN EL SISTEMA NACIONAL DE SALUD”, segunda edición.

Sanidad lanza en Internet excelenciaclinica.net, un buscador de información de calidad sobre evidencia científica y práctica clínica

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• Vacantes de nivel superior en organizaciones internacionales

• Convocatoria Expertos Nacionales Destacados en la Comisión Europea
  
  

• Campaign of presentation and interest monitoring: HEALBUTNOHARMS project.

• The European Medicines Agency has issued a call for several temporary agent posts with a view to establishing a reserve list.