Health and Social Services
Health and Social Services (HSS) is a large and diverse sector that encompasses a wide range of services including hospitals, child care, community health services, social work and care homes for older and disabled people. EPSU represents health and social services workers across Europe, including nurses, health care assistants, midwives, doctors, elderly and child care workers, social workers, laboratory staff, hospital cleaners and medical secretaries. We organise in public, non-for-profit and private services.
EPSU is the recognised European social partner organisation for workers in the hospital and health care sector throughout the European Union.
Adam Rogalewski is the EPSU Policy Officer for the sector. The President of the EPSU Standing Committee for Health and Social Services is Kirsi Sillanpää, Tehy, Finland, and the Vice-Presidents are Yolanda Gil of CC.OO (Spain), Dietmar Erdmeier of Ver.di (Germany) and Razvan Gae of Sanitas (Romania). You can get their contact details here.
Find out who is your national EPSU representative for health and services below.
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EPSU announces negotiations with European Hospital Employers on sharp injuries –talks set to start Jan 2009
(Brussels, 19 November, 2008) As the recognised European social partners in the hospital sector, EPSU and Employers’ Organisation [HOSPEEM->http://www.ceep.eu/members__1/individual_members/hospeem] have, this week, announced their intention to start formal social dialogue
Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee on Hospital Sector - Prevention of sharp injuries
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Hospital Social Partners meet Employment Commissioner on 'Sharp Injuries' negotiations
(21 January 2009, Brussels) Representatives of the European Hospital Social Partners met with the European Commission for high level talks on the upcoming ‘[Sharp Injuries’ negotiations->art4431]. The Social Partners (EPSU
EPSU / HOSPEEM Calling Notice for Press Conference 17 March 2006
European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) European Hospital and Healthcare Employers' Association (HOSPEEM) Press Communication: Brussels - Immediate release, 9 March 2006 {{EPSU / HOSPEEM Calling Notice for Press
European Committee launched in the hospital sector - "Social Partners committed to full role in defining EU health policy"
European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) European Hospital and Healthcare Employers' Association (HOSPEEM) Press Communication: Brussels - Embargo Friday 17 March 11.00am {{European Committee launched in the hospital sector
Work programme of the European Social Dialogue Committee in the Hospital Sector in the European Union (2006-2007)
1. Introduction The Committee's work programme is multi-annual (initially for two years) and sets out the strategy and goals we want to achieve and the themes to jointly react on
European Social Partners in Hospital Sector hold first formal meeting
European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) European Hospital and Healthcare Employers' Association (HOSPEEM) Press Communication: Brussels - 20 September 2006 {{European Social Partners in Hospital Sector hold first formal
Healthcare Employers and Workers send strong message to European Commission on cross-border healthcare proposals
European Hospital Unions and Employers agree joint statement on EU and healthcare (14 December, 2007, Brussels) The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) and the European Hospital and Healthcare