19
February
2016
Joint Action Health Workforce Conference Planning and Educating Health Workforce
without borders took place on February 18-19 in Varna, Bulgaria. This third and last Joint
Action conference concludes the conference trio conducted under the Joint Action
auspices reflecting various topics of the health workforce, spanning wide range of mutually
intertwined topics of health workforce mobility, changing demography and educational
aspect.
10
March
2014
Joint Action on Health Workforce Planning According to an estimate, Europe expects a shortage of 1.000.000 health workers by 2020 (190.000 of those pharmacists and physiotherapists). Healthcare workforce planning is crucial as countries that are self-sufficient today could face challenge due to mobility of their workforce.There is a great variety of healthcare workforce planning methods […]
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March
2014
According to an estimate, Europe expects a shortage of 1.000.000 health workers by 2020. Demand, need and supply of the health workforce (HWF) are influenced by multiple factors like ageing population, ageing workforce, rising care use and rising costs in a context of budget constraints. The time lag between decisions and change can be long. […]
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March
2014
The EFN is an associated partner in the Joint Action on Health Workforce Planning and Forecasting launched in April 2013 and which will run until the end of 2015. The general objective of this Joint Action, which is being led by Belgium, is to help countries to move forward on the planning process of […]
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March
2014
The Web site of the Center for Workforce Intelligence reports on the workshop we held in London On February 10th & 11th, 2014. Check out this link.
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March
2014
The Joint Action on Health Workforce Planning and Forecasting brings Member States and stakeholders together in a three-year project aiming to map existing activities in the areas of workforce planning and forecasting and create a compilation of good practices as a reference point for the introduction and improvement of planning mechanisms at national level. […]
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February
2014
Oral Health Platform becomes Collaborating Partner in Joint Action for Healthcare and Workforce Planning & ForecastingThe European Commission Joint Action on Healthcare and Workforce Planning (JAHWPF) recognizes the Platform for Better Oral Health in Europe (BOHEP) as Collaborating Partner. The general objective of this action is to provide a platform for collaboration and exchange between […]
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September
2013
After two years of preparation the Joint Action was officially launched. The inauguration meeting gathered together seven Work Packages’ teams, including collaborative partners, representatives of the European Commission and other stakeholders. The main aims of the project are to improve data collection on mobility at EU level; support the healthcare workforce planning and forecasting; estimate […]
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May
2013
The European Health Futures Forum has joined the Joint Action on European Health Workforce Planning and Forecasting. This three-year programme, involving members of the European Commission’s Working Group on the European Workforce for Health is the largest European Joint Action to date and is intended to help countries to move forward on the planning process […]
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April
2013
Joint Action on European Health Workforce Planning and Forecasting Published on 11 April 2013 The Joint Action on European Health Workforce Planning and Forecasting three-year programme is officially launched in Brussels today. It involves all members of the European Commission’s Working Group on the European Workforce for Health. The CfWI is leading one of […]
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September
2012
Joint EPSU-HOSPEEM Statement on the Action Plan for the EU Health Workforce On 18 April 2012, the European Commission adopted an Action Plan for the Health Workforce in Europe [SWD(2012)93final]. This document is part of the so-called “Employment Package” that aims at supporting the economic recovery across the EU by boosting jobs, in particular […]
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The Joint Action on European Health Workforce Planning and Forecasting has received
funding from the European Union in the framework of the Public Health Programme.
Joint Action Management Team: euhwforce@health.belgium.be
Responsible:
Eng. MSc. Michel Van Hoegaerden on behalf
of the belgian FPS Public Health, Food Chain Safety & Environment