1. DSS meeting
2.4 European Health Interview Survey (EHIS): Draft Commission Regulation
21 March 2012

2. Background DSS meeting in September 2011
Strategic approach for the development of Public Health statistics
State of play as regards draft Commission Regulation on EHIS (as implementing 2008 EP & Council Regulation)
January 2012: Technical Group (TG) EHIS meeting
February/March 2012: Written consultation of both TG EHIS and WG on Public Health statistics
DSS Meeting 21 March 2012

3. Outcome of the last written consultation (annexes 2 and 3 as room document)
Some strong concerns on the draft Regulation
2014 as the reference period
Some strong concerns on the list of variables (annex 1)
Especially as regards the module «Use of medicines»
A lot of derogations are requested
DSS Meeting 21 March 2012

4. What is not for compromise (1)
«Sunset clause» as agreed by the ESSC within the new legislative policy (see DSS meeting of September)
→ draft Commission regulation refers only to EHIS wave 2
Future of EHIS is to be addressed within the modernisation of social surveys and health experts will be consulted
Inclusion of Core Social Variables
DSS Meeting 21 March 2012

5. What is not for compromise (2)
Current (appropriate) balance between:
what is included in the Regulation
what is included in the Manual
Manual:
guidelines on sampling and implementation of the survey (conceptual guidelines, specific recommendations for variables, use of proxy, model questionnaire)
to be approved by WG on Public Health and will become binding within the ESS
This is without prejudice of full implementation of ESS new legislative policy in the future (wave 3 for example).
We are in a transitional period
DSS Meeting 21 March 2012

6. What next ? Eurostat’s proposals to move forward (1)
Re-word article related to 2014 as the single reference period, to allow as reference periods
Possible compromise, with limited impact on data comparability
Reword therefore article on data transmission
Add some variables on sample design
Limit the module on «Use of medicines» to 2 variables MD1 and MD4 (use of any medicines prescribed / non-prescribed)
DSS Meeting 21 March 2012

7. What next ? Eurostat’s proposals to move forward (2)
Compromise on answer categories to be found for PA (preventive actions)
Bilateral discussion in coming days with Member States to hopefully clarify some comments and derogation requests
This should result in a better balance between Regulation requirements and list of derogations (to be limited)
Derogation on « Unmet needs » (UN) and « Informal care » (IC) cannot be granted in the light of policy needs
DSS Meeting 21 March 2012

8. What next ? Eurostat’s proposals to move forward (3)
Follow-up of draft Regulation:
Revised (written) consultation of the DSS in April/May
ESSC vote in September 2012
Adoption beginning of 2013
Manual of implementation for discussion within the WG Public Health Statistics on September 2012 (in liaison with TG EHIS members)
Future of EHIS: close collaboration between Health experts (through TG and WG) and « experts » group in charge on modernisation of social surveys
DSS Meeting 21 March 2012