(Brussels, 9 March 2010) - The European Hospital and Healthcare Sector Social Partners - The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) and the European Hospital and Healthcare Employers’ Association (HOSPEEM) welcomed the decision of the Council which adopted the directive on prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector today. The agreement between the European Social Partners in the hospital and healthcare sector signed on 17 July 2009 has become law. Now (...)
(19 January 2010) Monday 18 January saw a high level meeting between trade union and employer representatives in the European Hospital Social Dialogue Committee.
The representatives agreed to establish a drafting group to take forward the work to develop a Framework of Actions on Retention while also addressing some of the issues that have been identified by the working group on new skills needs. This group will report to the next social dialogue working group meeting, scheduled for 23 (...)
(22 September 2009, Brussels) The European Social Dialogue Committee in Hospitals held a ‘New Skill Needs’ seminar on 16 September 2009. EPSU and HOSPEEM participants exchanged experiences in these three areas (skills mix, workforce planning and leadership).
The seminar was chaired by Kim Ost-Jacobsen of the Danish Nursing Organisation. Concretely, the main decision was to establish a drafting group to explore these issues further and to submit a position paper to the Hospital Social (...)
(Brussels, 17 July 2009,) The European Hospital and Healthcare Sector Social Partners - The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) represented by the President of EPSU health Committee, Karen Jennings and the European Hospital and Healthcare Employers’ Association (HOSPEEM) represented by General Secretary, Godfrey Perera today signed a European agreement, which is set to prevent medical sharps injuries for the whole health workforce in Europe.
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First EU wide text agreed by Hospital trade unions and employers set to prevent over one million injuries per year.
(9 June 2009, Brussels). The European Hospital Social Partners - The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) represented by the President of EPSU health Committee, Karen Jennings and the European Hospital and Healthcare Employers’ Association (HOSPEEM) represented by General Secretary, Godfrey Perera have announced, before 600 trade union leaders (...)
(9 June 2009, Brussels) “We cannot let market forces run healthcare systems or we will end up with a two-tier system of healthcare delivery” Godfrey Perera, General Secretary, European Hospital and Healthcare Employers association (HOSPEEM).
The Hospital sector employers and trade unions in Europe today joined forces to send a message to EU Health Ministers. The Social Partners for the sector were speaking on the draft EU directive on cross-border healthcare which is being discussed by EU (...)
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