The health and social services sector is a large and diverse sector, including many different services such as hospitals, child care, community health services, social work and homes for older and disabled people. We represent 3.5 million health and social services workers across Europe, and are engaged in a wide range of issues on their behalf. The categories of workers range from social worker to doctor to hospital cleaner to medical secretary to nurse.
EPSU is the recognised European social partner organisation for workers in the hospital sector throughout the European Union.
Health and Social Services Sector:
The President of the EPSU standing committee for health and social services is Karen Jennings. The EPSU policy officer is Tamara Goosens.
Find out who is your EPSU representative for health and social services here
The health and social services sector is a large and diverse sector, including many different services such as hospitals, child care, community health services, social work and homes for older and disabled people. We represent 3.5 million (...)
Press Communication, 7 July 2008
The Commission’s draft directive on cross-border healthcare is part of its ‘renewed social agenda’, published on 2 July. “This should not mislead us to think that this is a social directive,” says Carola Fischbach-Pyttel, EPSU General Secretary. “There was a storm of opposition against a leaked version of the draft directive in December 2007. And rightly so!” adds the EPSU General Secretary. “This draft was identified as a radical proposal to introduce market (...)
Lesson of Lisbon still not heard as Brussels executive looks to makes grab for control of national healthcare systems
(1 July, Brussels) The European Federation of Public service Union has learned that the European Commission is set to publish a radical proposal on cross-border healthcare, this Thursday July 3. The draft proposal, which has been seen by EPSU, wants to give huge powers over healthcare to the Commission. In particular, the Brussels Executive wants to take power to define hospital care in all EU member states. The draft document states that; “In particular, power should be conferred on the Commission to define for the purposes of this Directive (...)
Training Seminar “Trade Unions and the Child Care Sector”
15-17 June 2008
Sesimbra, Portugal
The Education Department of the European Trade Union Institute for Research, Education and Health and Safety will organise a joint course with the European Federation of Public Service Unions about Trade unions and the Child Care sector which will be held from 14 to 17 June 2008 in Sesimbra, Portugal. This course aims:
To examine and learn about the developments and debates on child care, (...)
Code of Conduct Ethical Recruitment
(18 February, 2008, Brussels) The Social Partners in the hospital sector in the EU have announced their intention to sign an agreement on ethical recruitment. The deal outlines a “code of conduct” that national, regional and local hospital employers and workers will implement over a three-year period. Yearly ‘progress reports’ from each of the 27 EU member states form a key part of the accord. Speaking for the European Federation of Public Service Unions, (...)
Out of touch Commission makes major miscalculation
on healthcare proposals
PRESS RELEASE, 19 December, 2007, Brussels
The decision by the European Commission to postpone the publication of the draft directive on Cross-Border Healthcare, until spring 2008, represents a major victory for advocates of universal healthcare coverage throughout the EU.
Commenting on this embarrassing climb-down by the Commission, EPSU General Secretary Carola Fischbach-Pyttel stated that; “the draft proposal (...)
Goodbye universal services? The Undermining of Health and Social Services in the European Union
19th-20th September 2007
details and program:
http://www.greensefa. org/cms/default/dok/191/191286.goodbye_universal_services@en.htm
The role of Public Institutions as Service Providers
Brian Synnott European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) Communications and Campaign Officer
EPSU speech Green Party Conference ’Goodbye to Universal (...)
Goodbye universal services?
The Undermining of Health and Social Services in the European Union
19th-20th September 2007
Wednesday 19th September 15:00-18:30 Thursday 09:30-12:30
European Parliament Brussels, Room ASP 1G2
Greens see with great worries how health and social services and their way of organising are being influenced and undermined by European internal market legislation, without any instrument to counteract this. We see the need to have a fundamental recognition of the (...)
The European Commission invited representatives from a number of EU sectoral social dialogue committees to a meeting on 28 June 2007 to discuss the cross-sectoral agreement on violence at work, adopted earlier this year.
read the full text (in English and French)
minutes 28 June 2007
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