Commenting after his draft opinion on '  Solidarity in health: reducing inequalities in the EU  ' was adopted by the natural resources (NAT) commission of the CoR on Tuesday, Wilcox stressed that health issues were largely ignored by other EU policies despite having a clear influence on key issues such as productivity and competitiveness.
Pärast arvamuse  „Solidaarsus ja tervishoid: tervisealase ebavõrdsuse vähendamine Euroopa Liidus"  vastuvõtmist teisipäeval Regioonide Komitee loodusvarade komisjonis (NAT) rõhutas Dave Wilcox, et teistes ELi poliitikavaldkondades terviseküsimusi valdavalt ignoreeritakse, kuigi neil on selge mõju põhiteemadele, nagu tootlikkus ja konkurentsivõime.