The European Commission has initiated a series of European Reference Networks (ERNs) to share expertise in specific medical areas.

Any group of at least 10 healthcare providers established in at least 8 Member States were invited to submit an application to establish an ERN in a given field of expertise and 23 such groups have been approved.

The ERNs cover a wide range of medical fields, such as rare bone disorders, paediatric cancers and rare eye diseases.

More details and a full list of European Reference Networks are on the ec.europa.eu website