1. National manuals Hanna Tolonen EGHI subgroup on HES, 2 nd March 2011, Luxembourg

2. What is a national HES manual? A written document of Aims and purpose of the survey Organization of the survey Detailed documentation of Target population and sample selection Ethical issues and informed consent Data management Quality assurance Personnel (selection and training) Fieldwork procedures incl. measurement procedures Dissemination and publicity Budget and funding

3. Who will prepare? EHES Reference Centre in collaboration with the national experts In national languages In English

4. Template A template for the national manual is prepared Lists issues which should be covered by national manual National format may vary For measurement protocols, EHES standards can be copied directly Includes references to the EHES Manual

5. Schedule Template and updated EHES Manual to the EHES web site: end of March 2011 National manuals ready: end of November 2011 Translations of national manuals: December 2011