Free Webinar: Preparing the health care workforce to meet the needs of chronic patients

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Every year, the  European Commission’s Health Policy Platform hosts three Thematic Networks led by health stakeholders. These temporary networks are set up to produce a Joint Statement within a year’s time in a policy area of common interest.

SEPEN Workshop Catch-Up

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On 13-14 February 2020, SEPEN hosted a workshop on 'Health Workforce Planning, Quality of Care, Patient Safety and Working Conditions'. The video of the plenary presentations and discussions are now available for all of those who wish to catch up or rewatch the proceedings. 

Second Call for Twinning: Scaling up digital transformation for health and care in Europe

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In spring 2020, both the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing and DigitalHealthEurope (DHE) are working together to promote their twinning schemes to the people of Europe.

European Health Policy Platform 2020 Thematic Networks

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The European Commission is pleased to announce the three 2020 Thematic Networks:

Operation Smile Needs Your Support

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Operation Smile, a global essential surgery organization, is making a commitment to help scale up health worker pre-service education and post-graduate education in LMICs.

A Digital VET toolkit for promoting the 4th Industrial Revolution in the European health sector

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The digitization taking place in a range of work sectors is also affecting the European health sector. In this respect, health sector stakeholders need to be made aware and also trained on a range of digital technologies emerging as a result of this revolution termed Health 4.0.

DISH Project

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DISH is aimed at strengthening the innovation readiness and digital skills of health and social care staff regarding development, use and implementation of digital solutions in their everyday practice. The objective of the project is to look into the present and future skills’ ne

WHO Survey on the Values in Integrated Health Care Services

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The World Health Organization, alongside Tilburg University and Vilans have launched a European survey researching what values matter to different people in integrated care.

WHO guideline recommendations on digital health

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Speaking at the HETT 2019 conference on healthcare and technology, WHO consultant Susannah Robinson, explained the WHO’s key guideline recommendations for the future of digital health.

A European Commission Perspective on Digital Transformation in Healthcare

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Marco Marsella, Head of Unit, Directorate-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT), European Commission, speaks to Open Access Government about digital transformation in healthcare, including a special look at artificial intelligence.

Health Policy: Special Issue

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A Special Issue of Health Policy titled 'A people-centred health workforce in Europe: how to make it happen?' has recently been published. Guest editors include INHWE Members Ellen Kuhlmann and Gilles Dussault.  This special issue sets the focus on a people-centred healt

2020 is the WHO International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife

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In May 2019, the World Health Organization confirmed that 2020 would be dedicated nurses and midwives, providing a "once in a generation opportunity" to showcase the professions. It chose the theme to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale.

Launch of a Toolkit to Develop Palliative Care in Primary Care

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In 2018 at Astana, the World Health Organisation (WHO) resolved that palliative care was a key component of primary care services.