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read moreSEPEN is glad to announce the official launch of SEPEN final results, including the findings of the mapping study of national health workforce planning and policies.
read moreHigh level webinar
read moreJoin the webinar, SEPEN will be presented in the breakout session
read moreOnline event on: 24-26 February 2021
read moreWHO: Micro case studies on human resources for health
read moreEuroHealthNet conference on the 3rd December 2020
read moreA revolution is underway in adult learning
read moreINHWE Live event on Wednesday 25th November 2020
read moreEFMI Webinar – Thursday 19th November 2020 at 02:00 PM CET
read moreToday, the European Commission and the OECD are launching their joint publication ‘Health at a Glance: Europe 2020’, kicking off the third round of the State of Health in the EU cycle. The 2020 edition of Health at a Glance: Europe provides an in-depth analysis of European countries’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic using the latest data available. As most European […]
read moreJoin this interesting event on the: 20 November 2020, 9.00h-12.00h
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read moreWe are pleased to share with you the summary report and video of the Closing event of SEPEN joint tender, held on 28 October 2020 summarizing the achievements of the past years and explore opportunities for future EU level cooperation in initiatives for health workforce planning. Find the short report: here Please, watch our […]
read moreIf you have missed our Closing event on the 28th of October 2020 or you would like to recall the presented results of SEPEN please, find below the presentations of the SEPEN Consortium members: The community of the SEPEN Expert network – Sarada Das, Standing Committee of European Doctors: http://healthworkforce.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CPME_Closing_event_28102020.pptx.pdf Results of the […]
read moreWe are pleased to share with you the summary report and the recording of the 11th webinar of SEPEN joint tender, held on 2 September 2020, with the focus on: Supply = demand? How to optimise health workforce planning baselines Find the short report: here Find the recording: here
read moreWe are pleased to share with you the summary report of the 10th webinar of SEPEN joint tender, held on 24 July 2020, with the focus on: Mapping national health workforce planning and policy in EU: where do we go from here? Find the short report: here
read moreSAVE THE DATE: 28 October 2020, 13.00h-15.00h (Brussels time)
read moreWe are pleased to share with you the summary report of the 9th webinar of SEPEN joint tender, held on 17 June 2020, with the focus on: What are the preliminary lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic for health workforce planning? Find the short report: here Please, find the recording of the webinar: here
read moreDr Hans Henri P. Kluge: ” There is no health without the health workforce.”
read moreWednesday 2 September 2020, at 14h30 (Brussels time)
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read moreTwo new studies from WHO
read moreA tool for planning health workforce
read moreWe are pleased to share with you the summary report of the 8th webinar of SEPEN joint tender, held on 18 March 2020 focusing on: The impact of Brexit on health workforce planning Find the short report: here Please, find the recording of the webinar: here
read moreTwo truly interesting video presentations from INHWE LIVE
read moreLeadership and Management during a crisis – presenter: Adam Layland
read moreFill out the quick anonymous survey to assist the WHO
read moreWednesday 18 March 2020, 14.00 – 15.00 CET, Brussels time
read moreInvesting in health requires investing in health workforce
read more18 March 2020 (Wednesday) at 14.00-15.00h
read moreHealth workforce demography
read moreProfessional help for Member States in the field of health workforce planning and policy
read more“Once in a generation opportunity”
read moreWe are pleased to share with you the summary report of the seventh webinar of SEPEN joint tender, held on 5 December 2019 focusing on: The digital transformation and digital skills of the health workforce. Short report: 7th webinar of SEPEN Presentations in the webinar: Ms Linda Keane Mr Clayton Hamilton
read moreSEPEN joint tender is organising its fifth workshop in Spring 2020
read more5 December 2019, 15.00h
read more12th EHP Conference in Marseille 20-23 November 2019
read moreWe are pleased to share with you the summary report of the sixth webinar of SEPEN joint tender, held on 29 October 2019 focusing on: Health workforce planning in international politics 6th webinar of SEPEN
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read moreTuesday 29 October 2019, 15.00 16.00 CET, Brussels time
read moreJoin us on the 29th of October 2019 at 15h00!
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read moreWHO Regional Committee for Europe 69th session in Copenhagen
read moreThe recording of the event is also available
read moreA National Study of the Practice Characteristics of Women in Dentistry and Potential Impacts on Access to Care for Underserved Communities
read moreAn exciting publication on the mental health and well-being aspect of health professionals
read moreRaising awareness of public health and celebrating healthy populations!
read moreStatus of the current state of gender inequality in the health workforce
read moreThe latest edition of Public Health Panorama has been published in March 2019
read moreVideo recording of the event also available now
read moreThis study provides a non-exhaustive overview of the added value
achieved so far through European Union (EU) action in the field of
health policy.
SEPEN Joint Tender is organising its fourth webinar on:
Interprofessional education for future health workforce collaboration
read moreWe are pleased to share with you the link to the recording of the third webinar of SEPEN , held on 14 December 2018. The report with the presentations is also available on the below link. Webinar 3 report Webinar 3 video
read moreAbstract deadline: March 18, 2019
read moreThis working paper explores the migration and mobility of health workers. It summarises the international health care labour market, and discusses policy options to respond to a growing need for health workers.
read moreThe 11th annual HPCB meeting for healthcare professional regulators took place in Dublin, Ireland on 4 February 2019 The conference brought together 120 representatives from over 65 competent authorities, professional bodies, educators and government across Europe. The organizers uploaded conference materials on the website, you can find the link below. Please, be […]
read moreSEPEN joint tender is organising its third workshop on:
“Health workforce mobility matters Aggregated data and individual pathways hidden behind”
14-15 February 2019, Budapest
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.
read moreInternational Network for Health Workforce Education – 2nd European conference of Health Workforce Education & Research. 9th – 10th January 2019, Dublin
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read moreWe 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
read moreDear 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 […]
read moreThe “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 […]
read moreOn the 29th and 30rd of October, 2018, the SEPEN-consortium organized the workshop “Dialogue on key health workforce planning data definitions” in Budapest, Hungary.
read moreIn 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 […]
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read moreOn 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.
read moreThe 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, […]
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read moreFostering development of national/regional health workforce planning – webinar 26 September 2018, 11h00-12h00
read moreHealth and Sustainable Development
Bold political choices for Agenda 2030
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 […]
read moreWe 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
read moreThe 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.
read moreJoin 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 […]
read moreWe 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. […]
read moreAn 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.
read moreSEPEN 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!
read moreOn 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 […]
read moreOn 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 […]
read moreOn 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 […]
read moreEuropean Cancer Nursing Day 2018 is calling for high-level recognition of the unique contribution of cancer nursing across Europe
read moreConsultation is still open – DEADLINE: 27 May
read moreThe “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 […]
read moreThe 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 […]
read moreThe 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.
read moreWe gladly share with you the short video summary of the first workshop of our tender.
read moreIn 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
read moreA 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.
read moreThe “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 […]
read moreThe “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 […]
read moreThe “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.
read moreThe 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 […]
read moreWe 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 […]
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