Regulating the health workforce in Europe: implications of the COVID-19 pandemic

Panteli D, Maier CB (2021)
Human Resources for Health 19(1): 80.

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In the European free movement zone, various mechanisms aim to harmonize how the competence of physicians and nurses is developed and maintained to facilitate the cross-country movement of professionals. This commentary addresses these mechanisms and discusses their implications during the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing lessons for future policy. It argues that EU-wide regulatory mechanisms should be reviewed to ensure that they provide an adequate foundation for determining competence and enabling health workforce flexibility during health system shocks. Currently, EU regulation focuses on the automatic recognition of the primary education of physicians and nurses. New, flexible mechanisms should be developed for specializations, such as intensive or emergency care. Documenting new skills, such as the ones acquired during rapid training in the pandemic, in a manner that is comparable across countries should be explored, both for usual practice and in light of outbreak preparedness. Initiatives to strengthen continuing education and professional development should be supported further. Funding under the EU4Health programme should be dedicated to this endeavour, along with revisiting the scope of necessary skills following the experience of COVID-19. Mechanisms for cross-country sharing of information on violations of good practice standards should be maintained and strengthened to enable agile reactions when the need for professional mobility becomes urgent.
Erscheinungsjahr
2021
Zeitschriftentitel
Human Resources for Health
Band
19
Ausgabe
1
Art.-Nr.
80
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1478-4491
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https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2982284

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Panteli D, Maier CB. Regulating the health workforce in Europe: implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. Human Resources for Health. 2021;19(1): 80.
Panteli, D., & Maier, C. B. (2021). Regulating the health workforce in Europe: implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. Human Resources for Health, 19(1), 80. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-021-00624-w
Panteli, Dimitra, and Maier, Claudia Bettina. 2021. “Regulating the health workforce in Europe: implications of the COVID-19 pandemic”. Human Resources for Health 19 (1): 80.
Panteli, D., and Maier, C. B. (2021). Regulating the health workforce in Europe: implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. Human Resources for Health 19:80.
Panteli, D., & Maier, C.B., 2021. Regulating the health workforce in Europe: implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. Human Resources for Health, 19(1): 80.
D. Panteli and C.B. Maier, “Regulating the health workforce in Europe: implications of the COVID-19 pandemic”, Human Resources for Health, vol. 19, 2021, : 80.
Panteli, D., Maier, C.B.: Regulating the health workforce in Europe: implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. Human Resources for Health. 19, : 80 (2021).
Panteli, Dimitra, and Maier, Claudia Bettina. “Regulating the health workforce in Europe: implications of the COVID-19 pandemic”. Human Resources for Health 19.1 (2021): 80.
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