European law is an increasingly important factor in the development and implementation of
national and local health policy. Yet for many it remains shrouded in mystery. The situation
with regard to laws impacting on health care is especially problematic as typically
consequences arise from policies designed primarily to address problems in other sectors which
then establish general principles whose applicability to health care only becomes apparent once
interpreted by rulings of the European Court of Justice. This book written with the health and
social policy community in mind provides a comprehensive assessment of the main implications
of EU law in certain key areas of health care.
