{"id":19826,"date":"2026-06-24T14:27:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T12:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/?p=19826"},"modified":"2026-08-27T11:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T09:35:08","slug":"the-sant-committee-voted-and-endorsed-the-sant-opinion-to-the-empl-inl-on-psychosocial-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/?p=19826","title":{"rendered":"The SANT Committee voted and endorsed the SANT opinion to the EMPL INL on Psychosocial Risks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European Parliament SANT Committee has voted and endorsed the SANT opinion to the EMPL INL on Psychosocial Risks, drafted by rapporteur Irena Joveva (Renew, Slovenia). This is an important outcome for the EFN, as nurses, together with doctors, are the EU professions facing the highest exposure to psychosocial risks on the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crisis affecting nurses and doctors is clearly identified in the <a href=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/0ddcd0fa-eb1d-45cd-b62b-34ca33604e7e\/content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WHO Europe Mental Health of Nurses and Doctors (MeND) Survey<\/a>, to which EFN has contributed, which found that one in three doctors and nurses report depression, one in ten experience passive suicidal thoughts, one in three doctors and nurses have experienced bullying or violent threats at work, and one in ten have experienced physical violence and\/or sexual harassment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore, EFN welcomes that recommendations on Safe Staffing Levels (SSL) are included in the SANT opinion, and calls on the EMPL committee to integrate these recommendation in the INL on Psychosocial Risks, which is currently under negotiation. However, EFN and CPME, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/efn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CPME-EFN-Joint-Statement-INL-on-Psychosocial-Risks.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joint Statement<\/a>, are calling on the EMPL Committee to go one step further, and address these recommendations on Safe Staffing Levels specifically for nurses and doctors, otherwise, the crisis will only worsen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Parliament SANT Committee has voted and endorsed the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19827,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19911,"url":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/?p=19911","url_meta":{"origin":19826,"position":0},"title":"Good summer break to you all!","author":"efn efn","date":"July 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"In the first part of the year, EFN has lobbied continuously the EU Institutions for policies that adequately address the core challenges and expectations of frontline nurses, mainly better working conditions through Safe Staffing Levels, and more attractive career pathways through Advanced Practice Nursing (APN). 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