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Digital Europe still wondering why Health Technologies are not picked-up!
Posted on March 26, 2018
While the ‘Digital in Practice Programme’ (DiPP) aims to shed practical light on the rewards and possible pitfalls of transitioning to cloud and associated digital technologies, it became clear the end-user engagement on co-design is more...
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Safe workplaces needed for nurses!
Posted on March 20, 2018
The debate on guaranteeing a healthy and safe work environment for EU workers has been recently revamped with the European Pillar of Social Rights that, with its Principle 10 - Healthy, safe and well-adapted work environment...
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International Women Day
Posted on March 7, 2018
Since the economic crisis hit Europe in 2008, women have experienced the worst consequences of the spending review policies reflected in their working conditions. This problem is well known to the nursing profession that counts a female composition of 92%,...
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Pope Francis speaks up for Nurses!
Posted on March 5, 2018
Meeting a group of 6,500 Italian nurses, on 3 March 2018, Pope Francis thanked them for their valuable work, describing nurses as “experts in humanity”, and highlighting that “their role in assisting the patients is truly irreplaceable”. Reminding the nurses of...
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Nursing Now Campaign officially launched!
Posted on March 1, 2018
On Tuesday 27 February, Nursing Now was officially launched with events and activities organised around the world, including in the UK, Switzerland, Jamaica, Continue reading »
Nursing Now launches 27 February with events around the world
Posted on February 22, 2018
Nursing Now will be launched globally on 27 February 2018, with events taking place worldwide, including sessions in UK and Switzerland (livestreamed from 13:00-15:00 GMT), Continue reading »
Nurses’ co-designing EU Value-based healthcare system
Posted on February 19, 2018
The increased debate on value-based healthcare is leading to a rethinking of the way healthcare services are currently provided. A shift is needed from a fragmented system in which patients struggle with access and finding their way in the system,...
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The Balkan Strategy: From 27 to 33!
Posted on February 8, 2018
The European Commission has unveiled a strategy outlining a renewed push for European enlargement and integration, bringing six nations in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo,...
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Paula Risikko elected as new speaker of Finnish Parliament
Posted on February 7, 2018
A Finnish Nurse, Paula Risikko, becomes speaker of the Finnish Parliament! Congratulations Paula. Risikko won the election by a landslide, capturing a total of 157 votes. She is also a former Health Minister, and someone considered an expert on the government’s...
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Health priorities must be delineated by frontline.
Posted on January 24, 2018
“Ten years after the crash, after 10 years of austerity and 10 years of paying their taxes and seeing public services cut, people have had enough”. UK shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, Davos, 26/01/2018. Asked what his message was to Davos, McDonnell...
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