Haute Autorité de Santé - Key facts and figures

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Key facts and figures

BudgetThe annual budget is 60 million euros.HAS' revenue comes from taxes on promotional spending by drug companies (33.2%), National Health Insurance (31%), state funding (14%), HCO accreditation fees (14.6%), fees for assessing applications for inclusion on reimbursement lists (7%), miscellaneous (0.6%).

Staff

400 permanent staff including health professionals (GPs, specialists, pharmacists, dentists, nurses, physiotherapists…) and health economists,
a pool of 3000 practising professionals (hospital and non-hospital practice) who collaborate with HAS. This includes regional ambassadors who diffuse HAS reports and know-how, members of working groups and, in particular, two networks,
a network of 35 regional facilitators who help doctors implement the compulsory continuing professional development (CPD) initiatives in continuous quality development (CQI),
a network of 775 surveyors who perform accreditation visits to public and private healthcare organisations.