Czech doctors, laboratories, hospitals and pharmacies are increasingly using the IZIP system of electronic health records (EZK, in Czech). At the end of April 2012, there were almost 200 million records stored on the system. 

While the electronic processing of social and health care information in Finland is progressing constantly, considerable efforts are still needed nation-wide. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health will conduct a comprehensive assessment of electronic information management in this field with the involvement of international experts.

The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions - SALAR,(Sveriges Kommuner och Landsting - SKL, in Swedish) has recently launched the 'Centre for eSociety' - CeSam (Center för eSamhället, in Swedish) to accelerate the development of digital welfare services across Sweden

A revamped version of the Belgian eID website eid.belgium.be was released on 31 January 2012 by the Federal Public Service for ICT (Fedict).

From 1 December 2012, Slovakia will issue ID cards incorporating an electronic chip, it was announced on 1 February 2012. ID cards without the electronic chip will be issued until the end of November 2012, and those cards issued with an unlimited validity period will continue to be valid after this.

On 5 December 2011, the UK Department of Health announced a campaign to provide telehealth and telecare services to three million people over the next five years.

A system developed by Stockport NHS Foundation Trust to electronically distribute letters to general practitioners (GPs) has been adopted by two-thirds of GPs in the region, it was announced on 28 October 2011.

The standards of electronic data exchange in Dutch public authorities have been updated, it was announced on 1 August 2011.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust in the east of England has successfully piloted a fully integrated digital pen system.

On 19 July 2011, the Maltese Government announced the investment in a new €7.3 million data centre to host the broad portfolio of its forthcoming ICT initiatives, such as the new eGovernment platform, eLearning, eHealth and the new eID cards.