by EPHA | Oct 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
On 9 October, the European Parliament overwhelmingly voted in favour of adopting a modernised Professional Qualifications Directive (DIR36), which introduces new rules including more stringent requirements to be met by mobile health professionals in order to safeguard... by EPHA | Apr 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
The European Network for Workplace Health Promotion (ENWHP) has released its European Guide to Good Practice on chronically ill employees.Chronic illness poses a major challenge for public health – it is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in Europe,... by EPHA | Apr 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
28 April marks the World Day for Safety and Health. This year the focus is on the prevention of occupational diseases. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO) more than 2 million deaths are caused by various types of work-related diseases. It... by EPHA | Jan 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
Following the Irish Government decision to cut the pay of new graduate nurses, the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN) (EFN) has issued a letter supporting the Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation (INMO) campaign on equal pay for the new graduate... by EPHA | Nov 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Debates over circular migration to fill employment gaps in industrialised economies are of particular relevance to the health sector, where demographic change and concurrant increases in chronic diseases and multiple morbidities are driving an ever-greater need for...
