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Europe puts the health workforce crisis higher on the agenda
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Europe’s health workforce challenge has moved further up the EU agenda. In September, the European Parliament adopted its own-initiative report on an EU Health Workforce Crisis Plan, reinforcing the political focus on workforce sustainability, working conditions, skills and health-system resilience
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For hospital and healthcare managers, this is not only a recruitment issue. It is increasingly about retention, professional development, workforce planning, organisation of work and leadership capacity.
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EAHM will continue to follow this agenda from a management perspective — connecting European policy developments with the operational realities faced by hospital and healthcare leaders across our network.
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Paris strengthens a shared European direction
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EAHM’s Strategic Session brought representatives of its national member associations together in Paris for a focused exchange on the Association’s future direction, member value and European role.
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The discussion reinforced a shared ambition: to translate the strength of national experience into greater European value for hospital and healthcare managers — through stronger representation, cooperation, knowledge exchange and practical opportunities for members.
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European voice · Member value · Leadership & knowledge · Visibility · Cooperation
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Digital access, health data and EHDS readiness
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Germany’s draft GeDIG framework brings together electronic patient records, digital referrals, access pathways and the secondary use of health data, while preparing the health system for implementation of the European Health Data Space.
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For hospital leaders, the development shows how digital access, interoperability and data governance are increasingly becoming part of the same management agenda — requiring organisational readiness alongside technological change.
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Competency-based access to hospital leadership
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France is strengthening competency-based access to the hospital director profession, placing greater emphasis on professional experience, leadership capability, management knowledge and practical assessment.
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The approach provides a useful reference for the wider European discussion on how healthcare systems should select, prepare and recognise the professionals responsible for leading increasingly complex organisations
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Europe’s health ambitions need stronger management
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Europe is asking its health systems to become more resilient, digital, integrated and sustainable. But these ambitions will only be delivered if organisations have the management capacity to turn policy, technology and investment into better care.
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“Management is the implementation capacity of a health system.”
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The European Health Data Space is becoming hospital governance
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The European Health Data Space is moving from European regulation into an operational challenge for hospitals and health systems.
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For hospital leaders, implementation goes well beyond IT. It requires attention to data governance, interoperability, organisational accountability, access to health information and the secondary use of data.
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The challenge is to translate European requirements into workable governance arrangements, responsibilities and operational processes.
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Mental health at work is hospital governance
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Psychosocial risk is increasingly moving from the margins of wellbeing programmes into the centre of organisational risk management.
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For hospitals, workforce shortages, shift work, emotional pressure, exposure to violence and organisational change make mental health at work a leadership, workforce and governance issue — not simply an individual wellbeing concern.
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For healthcare managers, the challenge is to integrate psychosocial risk into workforce strategy, occupational safety, organisational design and day-to-day leadership.
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VBHC Study Tour Singapore 2026
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See value-based healthcare in practice
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From 10–13 November 2026, healthcare leaders will have the opportunity to explore how Singapore is translating value-based healthcare from national policy into care pathways, payer-provider collaboration, contracting and analytics.
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Developed in collaboration with iFHP, Swansea University Value-Based Health and Care Academy, the International Hospital Federation and EAHM, the programme combines workshops, site visits and direct exchange with leaders responsible for implementation.
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10–13 November 2026 · Singapore
£3,500 per person · Three nights’ accommodation and programme activities included · Flights not included · Places are limited.
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Where the EAHM community will be meeting next
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30 SEP–1 OCT · LUXEMBOURG
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Healthcare Week Luxembourg 2026
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Starting today, Healthcare Week Luxembourg brings together healthcare leaders around resilience, preparedness, AI, people and sustainability. The event is organised by FHL, an EAHM Full Member.
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49th IHF World Hospital Congress
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The global hospital community meets in Seoul for the IHF’s flagship Congress, focused on global learning and local action for better healthcare delivery. EAHM will be represented in Seoul, reinforcing our international cooperation and connection with the wider hospital management community.
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HMI Annual Conference 2026
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EAHM Full Member HMI will explore System Leadership–Driven Modernisation of Health and Social Care, including system transformation, workforce reform, digitalisation and leadership capability. EAHM President Alexandre Lourenço will be present, strengthening the connection between EAHM and the Irish healthcare management community.
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VKD Psychiatry Annual Meeting 2026
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VKD’s Psychiatry Group will hold its 59th Annual Meeting and General Assembly at Vitos Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie in Giessen. The meeting brings together German healthcare managers working in psychiatric services, and EAHM will also be represented at the event.
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18th APAH Value Conference
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EAHM Full Member APAH will focus its annual Value Conference on Efficiency in Healthcare, exploring access, quality, sustainability, outcomes and better use of available resources.
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Keep connected with EAHM across Europe
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