Pascal Arimont

E. whereas shortages of the healthcare workforce are a significant catalyst in the burden of mental health challenges, including burnout, secondary traumatic stress, moral distress, grief, and...

30 a. Calls on the Commission to introduce, as a practical example, a specific EU4Health Work Programme focused on "Specialist Workforce Resilience in Critical Care", with a ring- fenced...

28 a. Urges Member States to promote hospital and health systems procedures that are optimally digitised according to user-intuitive European standards, such as Comprehensive Cancer Centre...

– having regard to the Commissions Communication of 3 February 2021 entitled “Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan” (COM (2021) 44 final),

7 d. Recognises that young health professionals are at increased risk of moral distress, and inappropriate workload allocation, and call for the establishment of robust mentorship systems...

27. Calls for the Commission and the Member States to be systematically involved in preparedness, prevention, response and recovery measures, building on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic;...

1. Considers that the EU should urgently support a comprehensive long- term European health workforce action strategy aligned with demographic and technological trends, and focused on better data,...

10. Supports the development and equitable deployment of telemedicine and other innovative health technologies, including the necessary infrastructure and equitable access, as...

18. Calls on the Commission to propose a plan to increase the HCWF by at least one million professionals within seven years, ensure access to university and specialist training and enable the...

28. Calls on the Commission to coordinate regular monitoring and forward- looking projections of workforce supply and demand, developing indicators to assess efficiency and safety of the...

7 c. Underlines that while overtime is a cross-cutting issue affecting the healthcare and oncology workforce, compensation for overtime varies significantly across Member States, underscoring...

7. Underlines the crucial role of social partners and professional bodies, stakeholders and industry representatives in national and collective bargaining at national and EU level and...

22. Stresses the need for interoperable and standardised data on the mobility of healthcare professionals, the outflow into other sectors, the number of operators, workloads, employment status,...

24. Stresses that innovations, including digital tools and technologies, must complement professional judgement, ensuring person-centred care and patient safety, and...

A a. Whereas significant challenges are particularly evident in cardiovascular settings, where burnout rates among health professionals are among the highest in the sector, affecting...

7 a. Underlines the need for a comprehensive and adequately funded health budget in the 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework, ensuring the development and implementation of a long-term...

13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take measures aimed at addressing brain drain and promoting sustainable and efficient health workforce planning and...

23. Calls for continuous professional development of the HCWF in digital skills, biotechnology, innovative technologies, and AI-supported diagnostics, and calls for the systematic...

25. Supports the digitalisation of administrative processes and the introduction of smart tools to reduce administrative burdens; and suggests that these tools are explicitly designed to...

A b. whereas the healthcare workforce crisis in the EU is not only a staffing issue but also a patient safety concern, with chronic shortages and rising burnout among healthcare professionals...

26. Stresses the role of secure, interoperable innovative health solutions, including telepharmacy and telemedicine, workflow and coordination platforms, and technologies in...

10 a. Recommends that EU regulatory frameworks incorporate proportionate and dedicated pathways to ensure the timely and safe introduction of such breakthrough innovations, which can reduce...

26 a. Calls on the Commission to actively support Member States in implementing effective and integrated digitisation within health and oncology care settings according to European standards...

8. Recommends that the relevant authorities in the Member States coordinate better to develop integrated regional health strategies and insists on the strategic development of specialist...

30. Recommends the allocation and efficient use of dedicated EU funding (EU4Health, Horizon Europe, European Structural and Investment Funds, Recovery and Resilience Facility, etc.) to support...

3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address workforce shortages by (i) boosting high-quality education and training pathways, (ii) improving working conditions and pay, career...

31. Calls for greater support for general practitioners, advanced nurse practitioners, and primary care staff, recognising their role in prevention and integrated care and...

4. Recognises the gender dimension in health work and calls for targeted measures against wage disparities, career barriers and unsafe working conditions for women to protect them with safer,...

A. whereas healthcare workforce (HCWF) shortages are among the most pressing challenges for the resilience and quality of healthcare systems in the EU; and whereas all future EU...

A c. whereas CVD remains the leading cause of mortality, morbidity and a major driver of healthcare demand in the EU, accounting for 1.7 million lives lost per year and 22% of all hospital...