Dear Friends, Please find attached the fourth newsletter of 2024. It is very regretable that the main EU Health Program had its budget seriously reduced because of the war. Thankfully, the Commission seems to realise the damage nurse shortage is bringing in healthcare systems across the EU. Finally, ENC was present at two very [...]
Dear Friends, Please find attached the third newsletter of 2024. We shall come back to you soon with some interesting proposals for ENC-led initiatives. We look forward to receiving your feedback. Kind regards, Theo Newsletter #3
Dear Friends, Please find attached the second newsletter of 2024. As you will see mental health is always at the top of the healthcare related agenda in the EU. Harmonised health data sharing and resilient health systems are also top priorities. Do come back to us with feedback. Kind regards, Theo Newsletter #2 [...]
On May 12th is celebrated the International Nurses Day. For this occasion, please find below the word of the President of the European Nursing Council M. Mircea Timofte: The European Nursing Council is committed to supporting our nurses and advancing our profession. We are dedicated to ensuring that your voice is heard at the [...]
On the 30th of January, the ENC sent a position paper to commissioner Kyriakides and her staff. This position paper is a testament to ENC's unwavering belief that mental health is an intrinsic part of overall health and should be accorded the same priority in healthcare discussions. It addresses the urgent need for a paradigm [...]
Dear Friends, Please find attached the first issue of our « News From Brussels » for this year, along with our best wishes. I find all the articles very interesting for future ENC papers. At the same time, we are finishing our Paper on Mental Health, which will be shared with you for feedback in [...]
Dear Friends, Attached you may find our latest issue of "News from Brussels" with information about plans for collaboration between nurses and physicians in Belgium, the problems faced by midwives in the same country, EU policies for sufficiency in medicines and problems faced by elderly patients in Cyprus. We look forward to receiving your [...]
Dear Friends, This issue of our Newsletter includes, among other topics, an article regarding the phenomenon of incivilities at the workplace. We found that very interesting and we are wondering wether your regulatory bodies have ever found themselves facing such phenomena. Feedback from your own activities is obviously always more than welcome. ENC is [...]
Dear Friends, Here is another issue of our "News from Brussels". It seems that Nurses are called ever more often to address mental-health related issues with patients. In the UK such issues have several times links to financial problems. Is it the case in your countries? Feedback is always very welcome. Kind Regards, Theo [...]
Dear Friends, I hope that you will find some time during these very warm days to read this issue of our "News from Brussels". Articles regard the shortage of nurses throughout the EU, the need to invest in primary care nursing, the "greening" of medical technologies and the opportunities for Indian nurses in Europe. [...]