As the European Parliament EMPL and SANT Committees are starting to work on a Joint Own-Initiative (INI) Report ‘an EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector’, EFN, together with CPME and PGEU, is officially launching a joint statement, which clearly outlines the shared priorities and expectations of 5 million European Doctors, Nurses, and Community Pharmacists.
Crucially, European Doctors, Nurses, and Community Pharmacists are united in calling for a very concrete joint INI Report, which will need to be limited in key actions, focusing on frontline impact, moving past the countless reports lacking substance and impact! As such, the CPME-EFN-PGEU joint statement focuses on the 3R²: “Recruitment, Retention, and Recovery and Resilience”. Integrating these actions into the INI Report will be key to support the development of a resilient, highly educated and motivated EU domestic healthcare workforce!