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DownloadCOUNTRY: Luxembourg
KNOWLEDGE BROKER: Françoise Berthet, MD, MPH, Deputy Director, Health Directorate,
Luxembourg
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| Type of information | Source | Year | Remarks |
| Table 1: Health workforce stock and replacement | OECD | 2017 | Age characteristics of the nursing stock are not reported. |
| Figure 1: Mobility level in absolute numbers | OECD | 2018 | Only immigration data for OECD countries are available. The data produced are therefore incomplete. Not all OECD-countries register the country of origin of incoming health professionals and some do not register incoming health professionals at all. Emigration data are based on immigration numbers in other OECD-countries, as emigration as such is not registered nor reported. |
| Figure 2a: Number of practicing physicians per 1000 inhabitants | Eurostat | 2017 | Figure 2a presents regional distribution of physicians. Maps are formatted according to the NUTS classification obtained from Eurostat or recent national data provided by the key country informants. The national average is derived from the OECD/Eurostat databases, and the EU average from the “Health at a Glance: Europe” report published in November 2020. |
| Figure 2b: Number of practicing nurses and midwives per 1000 inhabitants | Eurostat | 2017 | Figure 2b presents regional distrubution of nursing and midwifery. Maps are formatted according to the NUTS classification obtained from Eurostat or recent national data provided by the key country informants. The national average is derived from the OECD/Eurostat databases, and the EU average from the “Health at a Glance: Europe” report published in November 2020. |
| Statistic | Number | Data Year |
| Total population | 613 894 | 2019 |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82,3 | 2018 |
Source: Eurostat
| Licensed to practice | Practising | Professionally active | |||||
| Statistic | Number | Per 1000 inhabitants | Number | Per 1000 inhabitants | Number | Per 1000 inhabitants | Data year |
| Physicians | 2 497 | 4,19 | 1 780 | 2,98 | 1 973 | 3,31 | 2017 |
| > Generalist Medical Practitioner | Not reported | Not reported | 534 | 0,90 | Not reported | Not reported | 2017 |
| > Specialist Medical Practitioner | Not reported | Not reported | 1 246 | 2,09 | Not reported | Not reported | 2017 |
| Nurses | 14 471 | 24,27 | 6 992 | 11,72 | 7 144 | 11,98 | 2017 |
| Midwives | 441 | 0,74 | 214 | 0,36 | 217 | 0,36 | 2017 |
| Dentists | 736 | 1,23 | 581 | 0,97 | 594 | 1 | 2017 |
| Pharmacists | 687 | 1,15 | 416 | 0,70 | 514 | 0,86 | 2017 |
| Physiotherapists | Not reported | Not reported | 1 198 | 2,01 | Not reported | Not reported | 2017 |
Source: OECD
| Statistic | Number | per 1000 inhabitants | Data Year |
| Caregiver | 3 784 | 6,16 | 2019 |
| Surgical technical medical assistants (ATM surgery) | 207 | 0,34 | 2019 |
| Medical laboratory technical assistants (ATM laboratory) | 202 | 0,33 | 2019 |
| Radiology medical technical assistants (ATM radiology) | 295 | 0,48 | 2019 |
| Social hygiene assistant | 82 | 0,13 | 2019 |
| Senior assistants | 5 | 0,01 | 2019 |
| Social workers | 634 | 1,03 | 2019 |
| Dietitians | 99 | 0,16 | 2019 |
| Occupational therapists | 331 | 0,54 | 2019 |
| Nurses in anesthesia and resuscitation | 409 | 0,67 | 2019 |
| Pediatric nurses | 268 | 2,72* | 2019 |
| Psychiatric nurses | 246 | 0,40 | 2019 |
| Graduate nurses | 132 | 0,22 | 2019 |
| Laboratory assistant | 283 | 0,46 | 2019 |
| Masseur | 36 | 0,06 | 2019 |
| Masseur – physiotherapist | 1296 | 2,11 | 2019 |
| Speech therapist | 116 | 0,19 | 2019 |
| Orthoptist | 21 | 0,03 | 2019 |
| Curative pedagogue | 38 | 0,06 | 2019 |
| Podiatrist | 26 | 0,04 | 2019 |
| Psychomotor rehabilitation | 104 | 0,17 | 2019 |
* adjustment on 98,607 children under 15 years of age
Source: Registre des professions de santé réglementées, Ministère de la santé, 2019
| Name | Role | Website |
| Ministry of Health | Regulation of health workforce, registration and issuance of the licence to practice. | http://sante.public.lu/ |
| The Health Professions High School (Lycée
technique des professions de santé, LTPS)
|
Training of certain regulated health professions (e.g. nurse, midwife, pharmacy assistant). | https://www.ltps.lu/ |
| Collège médical du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Medical Chamber) | Mandatory registration at the professional chamber in order to be licensed to practice. | http://www.collegemedical.lu/ |
| Name | Role | Website |
| Ministry of Health | Regulation of health workforce, registration and licence to practice | http://sante.public.lu/ |
| Name | Role | Website |
| Collège médical du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Medical Chamber) | Responsible for representing its members (physicians, dentists, pharmacists, and psychotherapists). The College is also in charge of ethical issues. | http://www.collegemedical.lu/ |
| Name | Role | Website |
| The Health Professions High School (Lycée
technique des professions de santé, LTPS) |
Training of certain regulated health professions (e.g. nurse, midwife, pharmacy assistant). | https://www.ltps.lu/ |
| Original name | Règlement grand-ducal du 27 mai 1997 relatif à l’octroi des concessions de pharmacie. |
| Name in English | Grand-ducal regulation of 27 May 1997 relating to the granting of pharmacy concessions. |
| Short description | Total number of pharmacies is regulated over the territory. Concessions for the newly established or vacant pharmacies are subject to tender and a selection process between the candidate pharmacists. |
| Publication date | 11 June 1997 |
| Link to full text | http://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/rgd/1997/05/27/n1/jo |
| Original name | Profession de psychothérapeute – création (loi 2015)
Professions Loi du 14 juillet 2015 portant création de la profession de psychothérapeute |
| Name in English | Law of July 14 2015 establishing the profession of psychotherapist |
| Short description | Recognition law of psychotherapy, defining the exercise, qualification and supervision of the psychotherapy profession. |
| Publication date | 21 July 2015 |
| Link to full text | http://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/loi/2015/07/14/n1/jo |
Grants for settlement – see section Working Conditions.
| Original name | Règlement grand-ducal du 6 décembre 2019 précisant les modalités et conditions de mise en place du dossier de soins partagé |
| Name in English | Grand-ducal regulation of 6 December 2019 specifying the terms and conditions of implementation of shared medical record |
| Short description | Regulation establishing the patient health record system, also defining the modalities for its use, and conceptualising the rules for data transfer and access. |
| Publication date | 28 Decembr 2019 |
| Link to full text | http://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/rgd/2019/12/06/a909/jo |
| Original name | Agence eSanté Luxembourg |
| Name in English | eHealth Agency Luxembourg |
| Short description | The main role of the e-Health Agency is to ensure better use of information in the health and medico-social sectors, and promote interoperability and security in the health information system. The Agency is also responsible for updating the national strategy on e-Health and the health information system. |
| Publication date | 17 December 2010 |
| Link to full text | https://www.esante.lu/portal/fr/ |
| Original name | Etat des lieux des professions médicales et des professions de la santé au Luxembourg |
| Name in English | Overview of health workforce in Luxembourg |
| Short description | Conclusions and data from the report: A majority of the health professionals in Luxembourg are foreign born and/or foreign trained and are non-resident.
55% foreign nationality / 34% living abroad
37% foreign nationality / 21% living abroad
58% foreign nationality / 53% living abroad |
| Publication date | October 2019 |
| Link to full text | https://sante.public.lu/fr/actualites/2019/10/conference-de-presse-etude-professionnels-de-sante1/rapport-final-etat-des-lieux-professions-medicales-et-professions-de-sante-vers-complete.pdf |
| Original name | Médecins luxembourgeois en voie de formation à l’étranger: bourses |
| Name in English | Grants to Luxembourgish physicians training abroad |
| Short description | Allowances for physicians to perform an internship as part of specialisation in general medicine, oncology and neurology. Grants are also available in other specialty areas for physicians intending to acquire the specialisation abroad, outside the University of Luxembourg. Available total budget is registered under budgetary legislation (424 800 and 525 000 euros for 2020). |
| Publication date | 2020 with a perspective up to 2023 |
| Link to full text | https://budget.public.lu/lb/budget2020/am-detail.html?chpt=depenses&dept=14§=97 |
| Original name | Lycée technique des professions de santé, LTPS |
| Name in English | The Health Professions High School |
| Short description | The Health Professions High School offers training programmes leading to regulated profession degrees, with a trend to opening new training programmes, depending on the future needs of the country. The list of applying regulation is available on the website : https://www.ltps.lu/centres-de-formation/recueil-de-textes-legislatifs.html |
| Publication date | N/A |
| Link to full text | https://www.ltps.lu/ |
| Original name | Présentation du programme de Bachelor en Médecine (BMED) et formation spécifique en médecine générale à l’Université du Luxembourg |
| Name in English | Presentation of the Bachelor in Medicine (BMED) programme and specific training in general medicine at the University of Luxembourg |
| Short description |
There is no full university-level health professional training in Luxembourg. The University of Luxemburg, Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) is offering a 3-year Bachelor in medicine program, which focuses on the early development of clinical skills on the basis of training through simulation and tutoring by physicians with demonstrated teaching skills. FSTM also provides a General Practitioner specialisation programme.
|
| Publication date | N/A |
| Link to full text | https://wwwfr.uni.lu/fstm/studies/biology_and_medicine |
| Original name | Institut national pour le développement de la formation professionnelle continue |
| Name in English | National Institute for the Development of Continuing Professional Education |
| Short description | The INFPC is a public institution under the supervision of the Ministry of National Education, Children and Youth. Its mission is to promote lifelong learning through three pillars of activity:
The legislative framework comprises the Law of 21 July, 2012 (amending the Law of 1 December 1992) and the Grand-ducal regulation of 27 August, 2012. |
| Publication date | Effective from August, 2012 |
| Link to full text | http://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/loi/2012/07/21/n9/jo
http://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/rgd/2012/08/27/n3/jo www.lifelong-learning.lu/domaine-de-formation/sante-action-sociale/fr |
| Original name | Réintégration professionnelle – article 13 de la loi du 26 mars 1992 sur l’exercice et la revalorisation de certaines professions de santé |
| Name in English | Professional reintegration – Article 13 of the Law of March 26, 1992 on the exercise and upgrading of certain health professions |
| Short description |
Health professionals not practicing for a 5-year period may be required by the Minister of Health to pursue a reintegration programme in order to renew the licence. The Minister of Health may also declare compulsory attendance at certain CPD courses for a given profession or specialty. The framework for the recognition of healthcare qualifications is defined by the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 17 February 2017. The terms and conditions of this reintegration course are defined in the grand-ducal regulation of September 14, 2006 setting the terms of the theoretical and practical teaching of reintegration. Before the start of this reintegration programme, an internship agreement must be completed and signed by the intern, the internship supervisor, the representative of the internship location and the Ministry of Health. |
| Publication date | 16 April 1992
17 February 2017 |
| Link to full text | http://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/loi/1992/03/26/n1/jo
http://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/rgd/2017/02/17/a241/jo |
| Original name | |
| Name in English | Information on Licence to Practice and qualification requirements |
| Short description | All regulations and requirements applying to the regulated professions are available on the website of the Ministry of Health. |
| Publication date | Various |
| Link to full text | https://sante.public.lu/fr/professions/index.html |
| Original name | Interventions de l’Etat au profit des médecins lors de l’installation de cabinets de groupe |
| Name in English | State grant for the installation of medical group practice |
| Short description | The grant aims to increase the appeal of the General Practitioner profession, and to enhance the establishment of multidisciplinary medical practices and integrated care. The required budget is made budgetary legislation. Information and forms are available on the website of the Ministry of Health. |
| Publication date | Budget 2019 & Budget 2020 (and provision to 2023) |
| Link to full text | https://sante.public.lu/fr/publications/p/prime-installation-cabinet-medical-groupe/demander-une-prime-a-l-installation-sous-forme-de-cabinet-medical-de-groupe.pdf
https://budget.public.lu/lb/budget2020/am-detail.html?chpt=depenses&dept=14§=97 |
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Last updated: 10 October 2020
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