Action Plan on the EU health workforce Visit

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

EU Health Workforce (8% of total EU workforce) Increasing demand for health workers Change in models of care delivery Rise of chronic diseases and co-morbidities (less hospital-centric, more primary care) Mobility of health workers Mobility - unequal distribution Limited data causes fragmentation of workforce planning Health and Consumers 4 3 Challenges Ageing population and workforce Q 12 20 20 Q 1 20 12 4 Q 12 3 Q 11 20 20 2 Q Q 11 11 20 20 4 1 Q 20 11 3 Q 10 20 20 Q 1 20 10 4 Q 10 3 Q 09 20 20 Q 2 20 09 Q 1 20 09 4 Q 20 09 3 Q 08 20 20 Q 08 08 20 20 20 Underlying issues Q 1 3 09 Q 20 4 10 Q 20 1 10 Q 20 2 10 Q 20 3 10 Q 20 4 11 Q 20 1 11 Q 20 2 11 Q 20 3 11 Q 20 4 12 Q 20 1 12 Q 20 2 12 Q 20 3 12 Q 4 2 Q 09 1 Q 09 20 20 4 Q Q 09 08 20 20 20 08 Q Q Q 08 08 20 20 2 208, 000 206, 000 204, 000 202, 000 200, 000 198, 000 196, 000 194, 000 3 Trends in employment in all other sectors 13, 400 13, 200 13, 000 12, 800 12, 600 12, 400 12, 200 12, 000 1 Trends in employment in the human health sector

Action plan for the EU health workforce adopted in April 2012 as part of the Employment Package Forecasting workforce needs and improving workforce planning methodologies 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

Action plan for the EU health workforce Anticipating future skills needs in the health professions Forecasting workforce needs and planning methodologies New integrated care delivery models, New technologies Lifelong learning/continous professional development Planning and forecasting Impact on education/training - Joint Action on workforce planning & forecasting - OECD study on education & training Health and Consumers -Education & training of healthcare assistants - EU mapping study on CPD - Report on education&training in patient safety

Action plan for the EU health workforce Share good practice on effective recruitment and retention strategies for health professionals WHO Global Code of Practice on the international Recruitment of Health personnel Attract and recruit new people, Incentive mechanisms Ethical Recruitment of Health Personnel - Cooperation with social partners - EU mapping study on innovative/effective recruitment & retention - Joint Action workshop on WHO Code - Healthworkers 4 All project Health and Consumers

Further Information: http: //ec. europa. eu/health/workforce/policy/index_en. htm Health and Consumers