Romanian MEP Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu (Renew) has called for a new EU pilot scheme to guide families of children with cancer and rare diseases through Europe’s complex cross-border healthcare system, warning that existing rules “work on paper” but often fail in practice.
Speaking at a high-level working group on cross-border healthcare (26 March), Voiculescu set out a proposal for a “navigator” mechanism, a dedicated guide for families seeking treatment in another member state.
“The proposal is for a pilot mechanism designed to ensure that when a child… needs treatment in another member state, there is a dedicated person to guide that family through every step of the process,” he said. “Not a new bureaucracy, not a new legal regime – a navigator.”
The role would connect families to appropriate treatment centres, help secure authorisation under existing routes, coordinate with…
