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OSH Project : detailed description

HOSPEEM and EPSU have been provided financial support from the European Commission for a joint project aimed at implementing one main priority of the work programme 2014-2016 of the European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for the Hospital Sector, i.e. the promotion of occupational safety and health. In this area, HOSPEEM members and EPSU affiliates have identified “psychosocial risks and stress at work” and “musculoskeletal disorders” as the two main focal topics.

The HOSPEEM-EPSU project “Assessing health and safety risks in the hospital sector and the role of the social partners in addressing them: the case of musculoskeletal disorders and psycho-social risks and stress at work” (n°VS/2014/0324) builds on previous experiences of joint initiatives/project and was inspired by:

  1. the format of the 2010/2011 Project “Promotion, awareness-raising and dissemination of the multi-sectoral guidelines to tackle third-party violence and harassment related to work” and the 2012/2013 Project “Promotion and support of Implementation of Directive 2010/32/EU on the prevention from sharps injuries in the hospital and health sector“
  2. the concept and approach of the technical seminar “Managing the ageing workforce: challenges, opportunities and experiences”, 27 April 2012. This seminar has set the scene with regard to national situations and has served to create a common understanding of the main issues at stake and action needed.

Aims & tools:

The aims of this project is to:

  • identify how actions aimed at preventing and managing these two occupational hazards can contribute to improved health as well as more attractive retention conditions
  • help members to assess the impact of these two occupational hazards on the management of their healthcare institutions and healthcare personnel and to identify effective actions
  • improve efficiency in the management of healthcare institutions and workplaces by reducing costs linked to loss of productivity, sick leave and occupational diseases within the healthcare sector.

The tools to achieve this objective are:

  • exchange of information/knowledge
  • identification of existing guidance/good practice with high potential for transferability and cost-effectiveness.

Specific objectives:

1. The action is aimed at implementing one of the two main priorities of the work-programme 2014/2016, i.e. occupational health and safety, and strengthen the role of European social partners in the hospital sector

2. The action will improve the functioning and effectiveness of the European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for the Hospital Sector. The exchange of knowledge will help create a common understanding of the situation and a common reflection on whether further actions are needed .

3. The action will contribute to the enhancement of awareness amongst employers and workers on the importance of a risk assessment with regard to prevention and risk reduction.

4. The results of the project will be disseminated within the EU Member States and towards the EU level. The results will also feed into the new EU strategic framework on safety and health at work that EPSU and HOSPEEM are expected to set out.

Timeline & phases:

This project runs from the 01.10.2014 to the 30.09.2016 and comprises five main phases:

Preparatory phase:

  • 2 October 2014, Brussels: Meeting of HOSPEEM and EPSU Secretariats (lead: HOSPEEM and EPSU)
  • 12 November 2014, Brussels: kick-off meeting of the Steering Group (lead: contents: HOSPEEM, organisation: EPSU)
  • October 2014 : publication of the call for tenders (lead: HOSPEEM).

Phase II: First event:

  • 25 March 2015, Paris : Social partners’ conference on approaches to the issue of musculoskeletal disorders  (co-organised by FEHAP and supported by HOSPEEM) Total number of participants: 90.

Phase III: Mid-term assessment and organisation of the second event :

  • 4 June 2015, Brussels: Mid-term assessment and organisational meeting of the Steering Group (lead: contents: HOSPEEM, organisation: EPSU)

Phase IV: Second event :

  • 10 November 2015, Helsinki: Conference on psychosocial risks and stress at work (co-organised by JHL, Superlitto and Tehy and supported by EPSU) Total number of participants: 90/100.

Phase V: Follow-up: Final evaluation and possible next steps: 

  • 3 March 2016, Brussels: Final Meeting of the Steering Group (lead: contents: HOSPEEM, organisation: EPSU)

Deliverables:

  • Two conference reports drafted by the expert and to be agreed upon by HOPSEEM and EPSU
  • Two brief documents drafted by  HOSPEEM and EPSU Secretariats summarising the main insight, conclusions and recommendations of each conference
  • Dissemination: Dedicated section of materials & guidance on the HOSPEEM and EPSU websites

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This project has received funding from the European Commission
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OSH Project : Material and guidance

This dedicated section presents documents (guidance, handbooks, training material etc…) on musculoskeletal disorders and on psychosocial risks and stress at work. Please note that this is work in progress and that this is only an indicative list which does not necessarily reflect the latest regulations and techniques.  

MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS 

I) FROM EUROPEAN OR INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OR NETWORKS

ArjoHuntleigh – Technical Committee ISO/TC 159 – Ergonomics
Manual Handling of People in the Healthcare Sector, An edited summary of ISO Technical Report 12296

European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)
Risk assessment in health care (in EN)
Patient handling techniques to prevent MSDs in health care  (in EN, DE)
European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks-ESENER-2 (in 25 languages)
Webportal on musculoskeletal disorders (in EN)

Eurofound
Managing musculoskeletal disorders, 2007
Working conditions and social dialogue, 2009, p83 – 91.

European Union
Council Directive 90/269/EEC of 29 May 1990 on the minimum health and safety requirements for the manual handling of loads where there is a risk particularly of back injury to workers (fourth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (in BG, ES, CS,DA,DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT,HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

European Commission-DG EMPL Social Affairs and Inclusion
Occupational health and safety risks in the healthcare sector – Guide to prevention and good practice (in 22 languages)

II) FROM EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Austria
ArbeitnehmerInnenschutzgesetz (in DE)

Denmark
a) National Research Centre for the Working Environment (NRCWE):
Low back injury risk during repositioning of patients in bed: the influence of handling technique, patient weight and disability, (EN summary) 2008
Webportal “Job and body campaign” (in ENG) with good practices section (in DK)
b) Danish Working Environment Authority (Arbejdstilsynet):
Fremtidens arbejdsmiljø 2020 (in DK), 2010
c) BrancheArbejdsmiljøRådet Social & Sundhed (BAR) -Danish Trade Unions and Employers Association :
Forflytningsguide – Til ansatte på sygehuse og elever og studerende på sundhedsuddannelserne (in DK), 2011
Nye veje til den gode forflytning i hjemmeplejen (in DK), 2008
Forflytningspyramiden – Brug mest af det i bunden og mindst af det i toppen (in DK)
Webportal on manual handling of patients (in DK)
d) Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Arbejdsmiljø (NFA):
Hvidbog om sygefravær og tilbagevenden til arbejde ved muskel- og skeletbesvær Årsager og handlemuligheder (in DK), 2008
Hvidbog om risikofaktorer knyttet til fysisk tungt arbejde Resume og hovedkonklusioner (in DK), 2009
Forflytning i et bredere perspektiv, 2005
Webportal with research on musculoskeletal disorder (in DK)

Finland
a) Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Department of Occupational Health and Safety
A method for evaluating the load of patient transfers, Occupational safety and health publications 83, 2007 (in EN)
b) Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
A Management Model for Physical Risks in the Care Work, 2010 (in EN)

France
a) Institut national de recherche et de sécurité pour la prévention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles (INRS):
Webportal with resources on  MSD and back pain (in FR)
Dossier médico-technique : Travailleurs lombalgiques. Bases scientifiques des programmes de “retour au travail”  (in FR), 2005
Troubles musculosquelettiques et lombalgies : des maux à traiter sans improvisation, Revue Travail et Sécurité, n° 730, 08/2012, pp. 19-34 (in FR)
Analyse coût-bénéfice des actions de prévention : exemple du risque de manutention pour le personnel soignant, Revue Hygiène et sécurité du travail – Note Documentaire, n° 215, 06/2009, pp. 29-34 (in FR)
Personnels soignants en milieu hospitalier : des performances sous perfusion, Revue Travail et Sécurité, n° 693, 03/2009, pp. 25-39 (in FR)
b) Agence Nationale pour l’Amélioration des Conditions de Travail (ANACT)
L’approche économique des TMS… Intégrer la prévention à la performance, 2007 (in FR)
c) Association Régionale pour l’Amélioration des Conditions de Travail (ARACT) Haute Normandie; Agence Régionale de Santé Haute-Normandie (ARS)
Prévenir durablement les troubles musculo-squelettiques dans les établissements de santé : outils et méthodes pour réduire l’absentéisme et favoriser le maintien dans l’emploi, (in FR) 2013
d) Association Régionale pour l’Amélioration des Conditions de Travail (ARACT) Île-de-France
Aide à l’évaluation des risques professionnels en milieux de soins, 2012 (in FR)
e) Direction de la recherche, des études, de l’évaluation et des statistiques (DREES)
L’organisation du travail à l’hôpital : évolutions récentes, Études et résultats N° 709, 2009 (in FR)
f) Scientific Journal “Perspectives interdisciplinaires sur le travail et la santé (PISTES)”
Comprendre la manutention de patient pour la valoriser : une voie de construction de la santé des soignants, Revue Pistes, n° 1, 05/2012 (in FR, Abstract in EN, ES)
Instruments de manutention des malades, usage du corps et appropriation des gestes collectifs des soignants, PISTES, n° 2, 11/2009 (in FR, Abstract in EN, ES)
g) Ecole Nationale de la Santé Publique (ENSP)
La gestion des risques professionnels liés aux troubles musculosquelettiques : quelle stratégie pour le directeur des soins ? 2007 (in FR)
h) CHU D’ANGERS, Programme CNRACL
Manutentions des patients : ergonomie des équipements, systèmes d’aide à la manutention, 2010 (in FR)

Germany
a)Legal aspects:
Lastenhandhabungsverordnung – LasthandhabV (in DE) (in EN)
Arbeitsschutzgesetz  “Occupational Safety and Health Law” (in DE, in EN)
b) Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung e.V. (DGUV):
Bewegen von Menschen im Gesundheitsdienst und in der Wohlfahrtspflege (in DE) 2014

Ireland
a) Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI)/Health and Safety Authority (HSA)
Guidance on the Prevention and Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) in the Workplace, 2013 (in EN)
Guidance on the Management of Manual Handling in Healthcare (in EN)
b) Health Service Executive (HSE)
Manual Handling and People Handling Policy (in EN)

Italy
a) INAIL
I disturbi muscoloscheletrici lavorativi. La causa, l’insorgenza, la prevenzione, la tutela assicurativa, 2012 (in IT)
b) Societa italiana di medicina del lavoro e igiene industriale
LINEE GUIDA per la prevenzio ne delle patologi e correlate alla movimentazione manuale dei pazienti (in IT)

Poland
a) Institute of Occupational Medicine
 Profilaktyka chorób układu ruchu i obwodowego układu nerwowego wywołanych sposobem wykonywania pracy. Poradnik dla lekarzy ( Prevention of musculoskeletal disorder. A guide for doctors), 2010 (in PL)
b) Center for Postgraduate Medical Education in Warsaw
 Medycyna i higiena pracy (A guide for OSH specialists), 2011
c) The Work Foundation, Fit for work Europe, CEESTAHC
 Musculoskeletal disorder and Poland’s labour market, (in EN, PL) 2011

Spain
a) Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo (INSHT):
A portal for prevention of musculoskeletal disorders with documents about manual handling of people (in ES)
A good practice manual about Musculoskeletal disorders prevention in the healthcare sector (in ES), 2011
b) Galician Institute for health and safety at work (ISSGA):
“Prevention Sheet for MHP”(in ES)
c) Vasquian Institute for health and safety at work (OSALAN):
Manual handling of patients in nursing homes (in ES)
d) Institute of Labour and Public Health:
Web portal for socio-sanitary sector on ergonomics and psychosocial risks (in ES)
Prevention Program for Ergonomic and Psychosocial Risks in Social Health Sector – Final Report, 2009-2012

United Kingdom
a)  NHS Employers:
Rapid access to treatment and rehabilitation for NHS staff, 2012
Evaluating health & wellbeing interventions for healthcare staff : key findings, 2014

b)  NHS Employers/Health, Safety and Wellbeing Partnership Group (HSWPG):

Back in Work ‘Back pack’, 2014 :
Part 1 of 6: Introduction and key messages
Part 2 of 6: The staff guide 
Part 3 of 6: The line managers guide
Part 4 of 6: The safety representatives guide  
Part 5 of 6: Workplace and individual assessment tool
Part 6 of 6: Further information and quick links

Lone worker guidance:
A guide for lone workers, 2013
A guide for managers, 2013

Guidance on prevention and management of stress at work, 2014
The importance of effective partnership working on health, safety & wellbeing, 2014
Guidelines on prevention and management of sickness absence, 2013
Workplace Health and Safety Standards, 2013
Health and wellbeing in healthcare settings, 2012
Implementing the sharps Directive: Advice from POSHH
Welsh Manual Handling passport scheme, 2003

PSYCHO-SOCIAL RISKS AND STRESS AT WORK

I) FROM EUROPEAN OR INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OR NETWORKS
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)
Campaign Guide. Managing stress and psychosocial risks at work, 2013 (in EN)
Managing stress and psychosocial risks e-guide (all languages)
Risk assessment in health care – Section 3.2 and 4.2, (in EN)
Mental health promotion in the healthcare sector – Section 2 & 3 (in EN)
Calculating the cost of work-related stress and psychosocial risks – Literature Review, 2014 (in EN)
European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks-ESENER-2 (in 25 languages)
Webportal on psycho-social risks and stress at work (in EN)

Eurofound & European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)
Psychosocial risks in Europe Prevalence and strategies for prevention, 2014 (in EN)

European Commission-DG EMPL Social Affairs and Inclusion
Occupational health and safety risks in the healthcare sector – Guide to prevention and good practice (in 22 languages)

International Labour Office (ILO)
Stress prevention at work checkpoints. Practical improvements for stress prevention in the workplace, 2012 (in EN, FR, ES)

II) FROM EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

France
a) Institut national de recherche et de sécurité pour la prévention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles (INRS):
Dépister les risques psychosociaux. Des indicateurs pour vous guider, 2010 (in FR)
Le point des connaissances sur le stress au travail, 2013 (in FR)
Évaluer les facteurs de risques psychosociaux : l’outil RPS-DU, 213 (in FR)
b) Association Régionale pour l’Amélioration des Conditions de Travail (ARACT) Île-de-France
Aide à l’évaluation des risques professionnels en milieux de soins, 2012 (in FR)
c) Avis du Conseil économique, social et environnemental (CESE), Journal Officiel (JO)
La prévention des risques psychosociaux, 2013 (in FR)
d) Direction de la recherche, des études, de l’évaluation et des statistiques (DREES)
Le panorama des établissements de santé, p11-30, 2014 (in FR)
e) Groupe Pasteur Mutualité
Agir sur les risques psychosociaux des professionnels de santé, Madeleine Estryn-Behar (in FR)

 

  • Note: Additional resources are also available on the EPSU website.


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EU-OSHA Healthy Workplaces Campaign

HOSPEEM is an official campaign partner  of the Managing stress and psychological risks at work – Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2014-2015 of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA). The Europe-wide campaign aims to raise awareness of the problem and show employers and workers that stress and psychosocial risks can be successfully managed and prevented.

“Promoting occupational safety and health is a major priority for HOSPEEM, a priority that is even reflected in our 2014-2016 work programme. HOSPEEM is therefore strongly committed to making the Healthy Workplaces campaign a success. Together with the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU), HOSPEEM is currently running a joint EU project aiming to assess the impact in the hospital sector of health and safety hazards, giving special attention to psychosocial risks and stress at work.

Being the second most frequently reported occupational hazard across the EU, psychosocial risks and stress at work negatively impact the health and well-being of workers and healthcare institutions. Ensuring safer and healthier working conditions is therefore a major challenge for the healthcare sector. For HOSPEEM, the Healthy Workplaces Manage Stress campaign is an opportunity to exchange information and knowledge and to identify existing good practice in this field.” says Tjitte Alkema, Secretary General of the European Hospital and Healthcare Employers’ Association (HOSPEEM).

How to get involved? There are a number of activities and events, find out more information on the Healthy Workplaces Campaign website. For you can watch the “Healthy Workplaces Manage Stress” video  or find useful tools and resources.

 

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Call for Tender to subcontract external expertise

Open call for tender for project: “Assessing health and safety risks in the hospital sector and the role of the social partners in addressing them: the case of musculoskeletal disorders and psycho-social risks and stress at work”.

Leading partner: HOSPEEM
Co-beneficiary: EPSU
Date of publication on the HOSPEEM website: 6 October 2014
Deadline to respond: 22 October 2014

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TENDER SPECIFICATIONS FOR SUBCONTRACTING EXTERNAL EXPERTISE

Background

Healthcare is one of the most significant sectors in the EU economy employing directly around one in every ten workers in the EU. The healthcare and hospital sector is also one of the sectors with the greatest potential for job creation in Europe due to different factors, not least the increasing demand for healthcare services due to demographic change. According to data of Eurostat in 2010 there were around 17.1 million jobs in the healthcare sector which accounted for 8% of all jobs in the EU-27.

The sector, however, faces major challenges that are multi-faceted and complex and that stem from the combined effect of different factors.

HOSPEEM and EPSU are committed to contribute to tackle these challenges, in particular in view of the extent to which they affect the health workforce, by making active and effective use of the social dialogue at EU-level.

It is on this backdrop that one of the two main topics of their joint work programme 2014-2016 focuses on the improvement of health and safety at the workplace by giving special attention to two hazards relevant in the health care sector, namely “musculoskeletal disorders” and “psychosocial risks and stress at work”. The project should help EPSU and HOSPEEM members to facilitate their work on identifying how actions on occupational health and wellbeing contribute to improved health as well as to retention within the healthcare sector. The project is relevant for the EU-level social partners in the hospital sector as better health and safety conditions are expected to have a positive impact on the recruitment and retention of health workers and on the efficiency of the healthcare institutions.

Objectives of the project

The common aim is to identify how actions aimed at preventing and managing these two occupational hazards can contribute to improved health as well as more attractive retention conditions within the healthcare sector. This objective is linked to the one of the improved efficiency in the management of healthcare institutions and workplaces by reducing costs linked to loss of productivity, sick leave and occupational diseases.

The activities under the project should help EPSU and HOSPEEM and their affiliates to work towards common views as to the analysis of the risks in hospitals and other health institutions, their relative weight, their incidence with specific groups of health workers or health professions and in view of identifying relevant measures, good practice and guidance to address them. They will build on existing material elaborated by their members.

The project should facilitate the task of identifying, collecting and comparing the material with a view of allowing mutual learning across the countries by exchanging on successful organisational models of OSH management, on tested material and guidance and on concrete measures.

The action will be delivered by organising two main conferences, by the elaboration of reports from the two events, by setting up of dedicated webpages on the HOSPEEM and EPSU websites to disseminate project outcomes and relevant material to target groups, and by involving external stakeholders in the events, where appropriate. Orientation and guidance will be provided by a “steering group” composed by representatives of the EU-level social partners jointly carrying out the project.

Based on an improved understanding of the issues at stake and after identification of the action points for the most effective follow-up that HOSPEEM and EPSU can take in the context of the joint work-programme 2014-2016 and beyond, the project results will be fed back into the work of the sectoral social dialogue committee to be discussed and assessed there.

Purpose of the contract

 Support is being sought from an external expert to help to facilitate the project by providing background research, attending the two conferences that will be organised under the project, preparing reports from each of them (2 in total), gathering good practice examples from HOSPEEM members and EPSU affiliates.

Tasks to be performed by the contractor:

Supporting HOSPEEM and EPSU in selecting the speakers and drafting the agendas of the two conferences to be organised (one in Paris in March 2015 and one in Helsinki in November 2015, dates tbc)

  • Supporting the work of the Steering Group by attending its three meetings (November 2014, June 2015, March 2016, dates tbc)
  • Attending each conference and preparing reports from them (2 in total). The contractor will have to submit the two reports to the Steering Group for amendments and final approval.
  •  Gathering and providing to HOSPEEM and EPSU relevant literature on the subjects to support the work of the Steering Group and the organisation of the two conferences
  • Supporting HOSPEEM and EPSU to gather good practice examples from HOSPEEM members and EPSU affiliates
  • Coordinating with European organisations like EU-OSHA and Eurofound that are expected to play a role in the project

 Time scheduling

 The project is scheduled to begin in October 2014 and will last for two years.

  • Kick off meeting of the Steering group (12 November 2014)
  • Participation in the two conferences (March 2015 and November 2015, dates tbc)
  • Reporting: after each event
  • Second steering group meeting (June 2015, date tbc)
  • Final steering group meeting (March 2016, date tbc)

Price

 The budget available for external expertise is 14 500 Euros (VAT included)

  • Travel and accommodation costs will be covered separately

Selection criteria:

The offers received will be examined on the basis of the following criteria:

 Proven knowledge / Evidenced track record of research (supported by publications, academic articles etc.) on OSH and specifically on musculoskeletal disorders and psycho-social risks and stress at work

  • Experience of working with European/national social partners
  • Good knowledge of European Social Dialogue and of its outcomes
  • Proven ability to draft documents in English
  • Respect of the budgetary constraints
  • Particular expertise in the healthcare sector will be considered as an asset

Award criteria

The contract will be awarded to the tender offering the best value for money, taking into account the specific criteria set above. The principles of transparency and equal treatment with a view to avoiding any conflicts of interest will be respected.

Content and presentation of the bids

Tenders must include:

  • All information and documents necessary to enable the selection committee to appraise the bid on the basis of the selection and award criteria set above
  • A detailed CV of the staff members to be assigned to the project
  • Explanation of the proposed methodology for conducting the work

Offers must be submitted by the deadline of 22nd October both by post and email:

Elisa Benedetti
HOSPEEM
Rue des deux églises 26
1000 Brussels
Belgium
e-mail : e.benedetti@hospeem.eu

 

 

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HOSPEEM Study Visit to Ireland in April 2014

Following the study visit to members’ organizations in the Baltic States, HOSPEEM visited its Irish member, the Irish Health Service – HSE on 17 April 2014.

During a meeting at the Irish Department of Health, the ongoing reform of the Irish health system was discussed. A deep reform of the system which is based on the 4 key interdependent pillars of health and wellbeing, service reform, structural reform and financial reform and that will change many aspects of the health service leading Ireland to a single-tier health service, supported by Universal Health Insurance (UHI) foreseen to be adopted in 2016.

At the HSE Corporate Employee Relations Services, Mr John Delamere, head of the Corporate Employee Relations (CERS) and representative of HSE within HOSPEEM, and the managers of CERS discussed with HOSPEEM their respective priorities. The focus was put in particular on the areas of common interest in the industrial relations and occupational health and safety fields, where CERS and HOSPEEM are closely working together and will further strengthen their cooperation.

The day was concluded by a visit to the Beaumont Hospital, one of the largest hospitals in Ireland with 3,500 employees, 800 beds, with specialisation in neurosurgery, renal medicine and cancer care. HOSPEEM had the opportunity to meet the managing board of the hospital and to appreciate how, even when financial resources are limited innovative management measures and good cooperation with staff can help to maintain high standards of service delivered to patients.

HOSPEEM thanks John Delamere, Norah Mason and HSE CERS, as well as the Beaumont Hospital for the warm welcome and the fruitful exchange.

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HOSPEEM-EPSU Joint Work Programme 2014-2016 for the European Sectoral Social Dialogue in the Hospital Sector

At the last meeting of the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for the Hospital Sector in 2014, HOSPEEM and EPSU reached a final agreement of the Joint Work-Programme 2014-2016. The two broad thematic priorities that will lead the joint work of HOSPEEM and EPSU in the three years to come are occupational health and safety, and recruitment and retention of healthcare workforce.

Each theme is developed into specific objectives with clear deliverables and timeline. The planned activities and projects laid down in this document are also guided by transversal priorities agreed by HOSPEEM and EPSU so far. The final version of the HOSPEEM-EPSU Joint Work Programme 2014-2016 is now available.

Download the document – EN
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Download the document – DE
Download the document – ES
Download the document – SV

 

 

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HOSPEEM Study Visit to Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia in March 2014

In line with the priority of strengthening the cooperation within HOSPEEM membership, it is a pleasure to inform you that at the beginning of the spring a HOSPEEM study visit to Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia gave a unique opportunity to visit members’ organizations and their associated organizations there. This was an occasion to meet with hospital managers, trade unions and government representatives, to hear about their priorities and challenges as well as having a fruitful exchange on EU topics.

Very impressive was to observe the level of innovation and research applied in the healthcare structures of the three countries, although at a different speeds resulting from available budgets. At the same time it was also particularly striking to hear how in an integrated Europe major threats to healthcare systems still exist. Referring here to Latvia, where political instability and major budget cuts due to the economic crisis since 2009 have very negative effects on hospitals, health workers and patients, endangering even basic access to healthcare services.

On top of this a major problem common to Baltic systems remains the brain-drain of high qualified and skilled health professionals which poses a serious challenge to the training performance and the sustainability of health systems. Ethical international workforce recruitment and retention is one of the issues identified as HOSPEEM’s priority since its foundation and this is one of the areas where our organisation can have a major positive impact. What we are doing in this field is of a primary importance for the sustainability of our health systems and we will be able to achieve only by keeping on working together

HOSPEEM thanks Jevgenjis Kaleis, Sigitas Griskonsis, Urmas Sule as well as their board and staff members for the warm welcome and the fruitful exchange which HOSPEEM will treasure for keeping on promoting and representing members’ interests at European level.

 

 

 

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Joint Statement of HOSPEEM and EPSU on the new EU Occupational Safety and Health Policy Framework

On 31 May 2013, the European Commission launched a public consultation further to results of the evaluation of the European Strategy on Safety and Health at Work 2007-2012. This was aimed at gathering contributions from the public for the new EU policy framework. Welcoming this initiative, HOSPEEM and EPSU responded to the consultation (see HOSPEEM response).

At the Plenary meeting of the sectoral social dialogue for the hospital sector held on 11 December 2013 HOSPEEM and EPSU approved a joint statement. With this document, HOSPEEM and EPSU aim to highlight common priorities and views for the new EU policy framework on occupational safety and health at work.

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Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for the Hospital and Healthcare Sector: Main activities and outcomes in 2013

In this document you can find the highlights of the work of the HOSPEEM-EPSU Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for the Hospital and Healthcare Sector.

In 2013 the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for the Hospital and Healthcare Sector dealt with a range of topics, carried out project-related activities and agreed on several documents.

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