Health and Consumers Health and Consumers Action Plan on the EU health workforce Visit of HEE 18 February 2014 Caroline HAGER Healthcare Systems Unit DG Health and Consumers

Health and Consumers Health and Consumers 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 issuesChallenges

Health and Consumers Health and Consumers 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

Health and Consumers Health and Consumers 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 forecasting Impact on education/training - Joint Action on workforce planning & forecasting - OECD study on education & training Forecasting workforce needs and planning methodologies Anticipating future skills needs in the health professions

Health and Consumers Health and Consumers Action plan for the EU health workforce 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

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