Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2306 of 23 November 2022 granting derogations to certain Member States with respect to the transmission of statistics pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards statistics on healthcare facilities, healthcare human resources and healthcare utilisation (notified under document C(2022) 8341) (Only the Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Irish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish and Swedish texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance)

Article 1

Derogations as set out in the Annex are granted to the Member States listed therein.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic, Romania and the Kingdom of Sweden.

ANNEXDerogations from Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008, as implemented by the Commission, concerning healthcare facilities, healthcare human resources and healthcare utilisation

ANNEX
Derogations from Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008, as implemented by the Commission, concerning healthcare facilities, healthcare human resources and healthcare utilisation
For the purpose of the data collection, the following derogations shall be granted:
Czechia, Ireland, Spain, Cyprus, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Romania shall not be required to deliver the variables, or, where indicated, the breakdown(s) of variables, specified in Table 1 for the reference years specified therein. Where full coverage is not required, the deviations from full coverage shall be explained in the reference metadata.
Table 1
Member State
Variable/breakdown
Reference year(s) covered by derogation
Czechia
The country of residence of discharged non-residents for the following variables:
6.1
Number of hospital inpatient discharges
6.2
Number of hospital inpatient bed-days
6.3
Number of hospital day case discharges
2023-2024
Czechia
7.10
Partial excision of mammary gland
7.11
Total mastectomy
2023-2024
Ireland
Full coverage of the following variables (partial coverage is required):
6.1
Number of hospital inpatient discharges
6.2
Number of hospital inpatient bed-days
6.3
Number of hospital day case discharges
2023-2024
Spain
The age groups ‘65-74’ and ‘75 and older’ for the variable:
1.1
Number of practising physicians by age and sex
2021-2023
Cyprus
Full coverage of all variables in Annex II (partial coverage is required)
2021-2022
Luxembourg
Variables 1.1-1.6 under Data on Health Employment
2023
The Netherlands
Full coverage of the variables under point 6. Data on Hospital Care (partial coverage is required)
2023
Austria
5.1
Immunisation rate for people aged 65 and older against influenza
2021-2022
Portugal
1.1
Number of practising physicians by age and sex
1.2
Number of practising physicians by category
1.3
Number of practising midwives
1.4
Number of practising nurses
1.5
Number of practising dentists
2023-2025
Portugal
2.4
Number of midwifery graduates
3.1
Number of hospital beds for somatic care; function ‘Long-term care’
3.3
Number of beds in residential long-term care facilities
Variables under point 4. Data on Devices for Medical Imaging.
5.2
Rate of women aged between 50 and 69 screened against breast cancer within a national breast cancer screening (mammography) programme
5.3
Rate of women aged between 20 and 69 screened against cervical cancer within a national cervical cancer screening programme
2021-2023
Portugal
The NUTS2 region of the residence of the discharged patient for the variables:
6.1
Number of hospital inpatient discharges
6.2
Number of hospital inpatient bed-days
6.3
Number of hospital day case discharges
2023-2025
Portugal
Full coverage of the following variables (partial coverage is required):
7.1
Cataract surgery
7.2
Tonsillectomy
7.3
Transluminal coronary angioplasty
7.4
Coronary artery bypass graft
7.5
Cholecystectomy
7.6
Repair of inguinal hernia
7.8
Hip replacement
7.9
Total knee replacement
7.10
Partial excision of mammary gland
7.11
Total mastectomy
2023-2025
Romania
1.3
Number of practising midwives
2021
Belgium, Greece, Spain, France, Luxembourg and Sweden shall be granted derogations concerning the deadline for delivery of data for the variables in Table 2 and for the reference metadata where specified.
Table 2
Member State
Variable
New deadline
Reference year(s) covered by derogation
Belgium
5.2
Rate of women aged between 50 and 69 screened against breast cancer within a national breast cancer screening (mammography) programme
5.3
Rate of women aged between 20 and 69 screened against cervical cancer within a national cervical cancer screening programme
T+26 months
2021-2024
Greece
Variables under point 1. Data on Health Employment
T+20 months
2023
Spain
Variables under point 1. Data on Health Employment and reference metadata
T+16 months
2023
Spain
Variables under points 2-5 of Annex II, and reference metadata
T+16 months
2021-2023
France
2.1
Number of medical graduates
2.2
Number of dentistry graduates
2.3
Number of pharmacy graduates
T+21 months
2021-2023
Luxembourg
Variables under points 6. Data on Hospital care and 7. Data on Surgical procedures
T+38 months
2023
Luxembourg
Variables under points 6. Data on Hospital care and 7. Data on Surgical procedures
T+26 months
2024
Sweden
Variables under point 1. Data on Health Employment
T+21 months
2023-2024

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