Since 2018, the Expert Group on Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine has been developing political solutions for structural challenges in the healthcare of children and adolescents in Switzerland.
Within this group, there is a regular exchange between politicians of different orientations and experts in pediatric and adolescent medicine in order to represent our concerns in parliament.
pädiatrie Schweiz has published an abridged version of the 2023 annual report: Link Köhler, Stüdeli & Partner has been mandated to lead the expert group and the parliamentary group on pediatric and adolescent medicine since 2018.
The next meeting of the parliamentary group will take place on May 28, 2024 on the topic of “What political solutions are there to alleviate supply bottlenecks for children’s medicines?” The members of the Parliamentary Group on Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine have submitted numerous parliamentary procedural requests since it was founded.
The following initiatives have been adopted by Parliament, but implementation is still lagging behind in the majority of cases:
- 21.3741 Postulate SR Elisabeth Baume-Schneider (SP JU) “Creation of a national observatory for early childhood”
- 21.3457 Postulate WBK-NR “Strengthening the mental health of our young people”
- 21.3234 Postulate NR Baptiste Hurni (SP NE) “What is the state of mental health in Switzerland?”
- 21.3220 Postulate NR Benjamin Roduit (center VS) “The impact of Covid-19 on the health of children and adolescents”
- 19.4174 Postulate NR Ruth Humbel (Mitte AG) “Strengthening pediatric and adolescent medicine: National strategy to strengthen pediatric and adolescent medicine”
- 19.4120 Motion SR Damian Müller (FDP LU) “More time for the treatment of children and adolescents”
- 19.4134 Motion Verena Herzog (SVP TG) “Strengthening pediatric and adolescent medicine. Care research and action planning to ensure the treatment of children and adolescents”
- 19.4119 Motion SR Hans Stöckli “Increasing drug safety in pediatrics. Reducing medication errors through eHealth”
Further motions have been submitted and are still being discussed in parliament.