Support for the health
workforce planning and
forecasting expert network
11
February
2019
SEPEN joint tender is organising its third workshop on:
“Health workforce mobility matters Aggregated data and individual pathways hidden behind”
14-15 February 2019, Budapest
11
January
2019
In the frames of SEPEN Joint Tender it is particularly important to reach and regularly update experts involved in the Network in the field of health workforce planning and forecasting.
07
January
2019
International Network for Health Workforce Education – 2nd European conference of Health Workforce Education & Research. 9th – 10th January 2019, Dublin
04
January
2019
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12
December
2018
We are pleased to share with you the link to the recording of the second webinar of SEPEN , held on 26 September 2018. The report with the presentation is also available on the below link. Watch the webinar here Read the brief report here
05
December
2018
Dear experts, we invite you to Save the Date for the next SEPEN webinar, which will take place on Friday 14 December 2018, at 11.00h (Brussels time). This time, we will be focussing on the ethical recruitment of health professionals and are looking forward to hearing from Ms Gabrielle Jacob, Programme Manager for the […]
27
November
2018
The “Working together for a people-centred health workforce” pre-conference is organised by the EUPHA Section on Health workforce research, TO-REACH Project, in collaboration with ASPHER, EHMA, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, and WHO Regional Office for Europe. The aim of the event is to: enhance opportunities for building capacity across stakeholder organisations […]
21
November
2018
On the 29th and 30rd of October, 2018, the SEPEN-consortium organized the workshop “Dialogue on key health workforce planning data definitions” in Budapest, Hungary.
06
November
2018
In order to find the most relevant and interesting topic in terms of mobility data, input from the experts of this field is warmly welcome. The consultation poll is open now and opinions are expected until the end of this week (11th of November) Please, fill out the form and help to find the best […]
10
October
2018
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08
October
2018
On 4 October 2014, G20 Health Ministers issued a joint declaration on concrete health policy proposals. Agreed in Mar del Plata (Argentina) by delegates of G20 member and guest countries, the document considers health a key aspect for sustainable development and calls for strengthening health systems, always from a gender perspective.
24
September
2018
The burden of illness and health cost is increasing across the globe, and Europe is not immune from this trend. Today, medication errors, unsafe clinical facilities, or practices, a lack in adequate training and workforce resources, huge mobility and uncertainty of staff at local level, as well as low cooperation in and coordination in care, […]
21
September
2018
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19
September
2018
Fostering development of national/regional health workforce planning – webinar 26 September 2018, 11h00-12h00
27
August
2018
Health and Sustainable Development
Bold political choices for Agenda 2030
30
July
2018
There is growing recognition that the achievement of health systems objectives, including sustaining effective delivery of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC), requires an adequate and effective nurse workforce. This includes dimensions of effectiveness related to access to quality services, which in turn requires effective retention and geographic distribution of scarce nursing skills, within a sustainable […]
24
July
2018
We are pleased to share with you the link to the recording of the SEPEN expert network launch webinar, held on 11 July 2018. A report with the presentations is also available in the below link. Watch the webinar here Read the brief report here
17
July
2018
The toolkit is aimed at policy-makers, human resources for health (HRH) planners and professionals, and other stakeholders, such as education institutions and those implementing policy.
10
July
2018
Join the To-Reach online consultation and share your thoughts about research priorities in the area of health services and systems. The aim of the consultation is to use inputs into a research agenda for research funding bodies at national and European level, to identify key research questions that are tailored to the needs of stakeholders […]
03
July
2018
We are pleased to invite you to the launch webinar of the SEPEN expert network. Join us on 11 July 2018 at 11.00h CEST for an introduction to SEPEN, a presentation of the online EU Health Policy Platform and a lively discussion. Please find the agenda of the webinar and all technical access details below. […]
25
June
2018
An interactive poll “Vote for Health Workforce” was executed at the Health Workforce island in the Health Lab with participants who visited the SEPEN exhibition at the 34th edition of EHMA annual conference.
20
June
2018
SEPEN is present at EHMA 2018 Conference starting today in Budapest. Captain Planning is dedicated to guide you through the health workforce planning challenges. Come and find us at EHMA!
12
June
2018
On 20-22 June 2018 the European Health Management Association (EHMA) will host its annual conference in Budapest. This year’s event is entitled Making it Happen’ and will focus on policy implementation. On Friday 22 June there is a session to dedicated to Health Workforce: Parallel thinking & ” In conversation”‘ which will include the presentation of […]
01
June
2018
On 6 and 7 February 2018, experts came together in Brussels for a workshop on Planning for health professions: how to act on skills needs. The multidisciplinary group of participants comprising workforce planners, workforce strategists, health professions’ representatives, experts in education policy, national policy-makers, chronic disease patients’ organisations, and representatives of the OECD and European […]
29
May
2018
On 17 May 2018, the joint tender evaluating the ESI Funds for Health programme organised a workshop focussing on projects supporting the health workforce financed by ESI funds in the past years. The meeting of experts from across Europe reflected on the policy context, such as the Support for the health workforce planning and forecasting […]
18
May
2018
European Cancer Nursing Day 2018 is calling for high-level recognition of the unique contribution of cancer nursing across Europe
09
May
2018
Consultation is still open – DEADLINE: 27 May
08
May
2018
The “Support for the health workforce planning and forecasting expert network” published the April edition of the tender’s newsletter entitled “EU Health Workforce Network Update”. The newsletters aim to report on the activities undertaken in the framework of the joint tender supported by the Health programme of the EU, and to include latest developments on […]
04
May
2018
The Health Workforce Planning Committee of the European Health Parliament designed policy recommendations on Health Workforce Planning that focuses on two major issues on both the European and the national level. Firstly, the problem of surpluses and shortages of a number of professions in certain countries. Secondly, the continuous professional development, namely, policy makers need to […]
20
April
2018
The Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical – Universidade de Nova de Lisboa is organizing a conference on workforce innovations in Lisbon, Portugal on 3 and 4 May 2018.
20
March
2018
We gladly share with you the short video summary of the first workshop of our tender.
05
February
2018
In the framework of the Joint Tender “Support for the health workforce planning and forecasting expert network”, we organise a workshop entitled “Planning for Health Professions
02
February
2018
A new paper on the achievements of the Joint Action on European Health Workforce Planning and Forecasting has been published lately in the Health Policy journal.
25
January
2018
The “Support for the health workforce planning and forecasting expert network” published the January 2018 interim edition of the tender’s newsletter entitled “EU Health Workforce Network Update”. The newsletters aim to report on the activities undertaken in the framework of the joint tender supported by the Health programme of the EU, and to include latest […]
04
January
2018
The “Support for the health workforce planning and forecasting expert network” published the first edition of the tender’s newsletter entitled “EU Health Workforce Network Update”. The newsletters aim to report on the activities undertaken in the framework of the joint tender supported by the Health programme of the EU, and to include latest developments on […]
12
December
2017
The “Support for the health workforce planning and forecasting expert network” published a “Call for interest” for EU Member States to receive tailored advice and guidance in health workforce planning.
20
November
2017
The fourth Global Forum on Human Resources for Health – “Building the health workforce of the future” took place at the Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, Ireland on 13-17 November 2017. The forum provided a key opportunity for the global community of health workforce experts to discuss how to ensure an adequate, fit for purpose and […]
28
November
2017
We would like to introduce you the latest news regarding EU-level activities in health workforce planning. A new tender entitled “Support for the health workforce planning and forecasting expert network” was launched in September 2017 funded by the Health Programme of the European Union. Building on the previous work of the Joint Action on European […]