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Action Plan on the EU health workforce

Visit of HEE 18 February 2014

Caroline HAGERHealthcare Systems Unit

DG Health and Consumers

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EU Health Workforce (8% of total EU workforce)

Ageing population and workforce

Rise of chronic diseases and co-morbidities

Mobility of health workers

Trends in employment in the human health sector Trends in employment in all other sectors

Increasing demand for health workers

Change in models of care delivery (less hospital-centric, more primary care)

Mobility - unequal distribution Limited data causes fragmentation of

workforce planning

Underlying issues Challenges

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Forecasting workforce needs and improving workforce planning

methodologies

Action plan for the EU health workforce adopted in April 2012 as part of the Employment Package

Anticipating future skills needs in the health professions

Share good practice on effective recruitment

and retention strategies for health professionals

WHO Global Code of Practice on the international

Recruitment of Health personnel

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Action plan for the EU health workforce

New integrated care delivery models,New technologies

Lifelong learning/continous professional development

-Education & training of healthcare assistants - EU mapping study on CPD-Report on education&training in patient safety

Planning and forecastingImpact on education/training

- Joint Action on workforce planning & forecasting- OECD study on education & training

Forecasting workforce needs and planning methodologiesForecasting workforce needs and planning methodologies

Anticipating future skills needs in the health professions

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Action plan for the EU health workforce

Share good practice on effective recruitment and retention strategies for

health professionals

Share good practice on effective recruitment and retention strategies for

health professionals

Attract and recruit new people,Incentive mechanisms

- Cooperation with social partners- EU mapping study on innovative/effective recruitment & retention

Ethical Recruitment of Health Personnel

- Joint Action workshop on WHO Code

- Healthworkers4All project

WHO Global Code of Practice on the international

Recruitment of Health personnel

WHO Global Code of Practice on the international

Recruitment of Health personnel

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Further Information:

http://ec.europa.eu/health/workforce/policy/index_en.htm