The European Union is becoming increasingly involved in health policy. The Treaties of Maastricht and Amsterdam require the EU to consider health issues in all that it does. Even though the Union has no direct involvement in the delivery of health services its range of responsibilities, including the ramifications for health of the Single European Market, make it a key player. This is the first major academic book solely devoted to EU health and health-related policy.

ED RANDALL is a Lecturer in Social Policy and Politics at London University's Goldsmiths College and has undertaken research into the impact of the 'Health of the Nation' on local health strategies and health promotion. He has published on pay beds in the National Health Service and on air quality and health.

List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations PART I: THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES' DEVELOPING ROLE IN HEALTH Introduction: The EC/EU and Health Policy Health and Safety at Work Professions and Mobility in Europe Pharmaceuticals and the EC/EU The EU and Public Health PART II: THE EUROPEAN UNION AND HEALTH BSE, Health and Risk in the EU Health, Information and the EU Health, Inequality and Social Exclusion Conclusion Bibliography Index