The European Commission and WHO Europe just launched the first EU action to support Member States in retaining and attracting nurses, with a budget of €1.3 million under the EU4Health programme.
The action will involve activities across all EU Member States over a 36-month period, with particular focus given to those countries with significant health workforce challenges. Through close co-operation with Member States, nurses’ organisations and social partners, this initiative will be tailored to specific needs at national and subnational level. The main activities of the initiative include mentoring programmes to attract a new generation of nurses, nurse workforce impact assessments to understand the problems behind the structural shortages, strategies to improve the health and wellbeing of nurses, and actions helping to reap benefits of the digital transformation and AI.
