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 Maryvonne Nicolle of CFDT Santé-Sociaux, France and the Vice-Presidents are Dietmar Erdmeier of Ver.di (Germany), Kirsi Sillanpää of TEHY (Finland) and Razvan Gae of Sanitas (Romania). Please find here a picture of the HSS Presidential Team 2018-2019 elected in the SC HSS on 2 October 2018 and here a picture of the new HSS Presidential Team 2019-2024. You can also get their contact details here.

Find out who is your national EPSU representative for health and services below.

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May. 10, 2021

Following the welcome announcement on 5 May by President Biden that the US Government will no longer oppose lifting IPR patent protection in the WTO TRIPS agreement for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, all eyes are now on the upcoming EU Trade Council meeting on 20 May.

May. 04, 2021

EPSU organizes event to demand better working conditions for Care Workers

On Tuesday, 4th May, EPSU together with Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung (FES), the Foundation for European Progressive Studies, Kommunal and Arena Idé organized a conference to raise awareness of the extraordinary challenges care workers had to face during the COVID-19 pandemic.

May. 03, 2021

Public Conference - Care Workers on the Coronavirus Frontline – translating their experiences into better care and better working conditions

During the event, we will launch a recent report by FES, Arena Idé and Kommunal on the experience of workers in long-term care during COVID-19.

Apr. 21, 2021

EPSU together with the NGOs Age Platform and the European Disability Forum organized an event to call on the European Parliament to investigate the shortcomings and mistakes made that led to the tragic spike of deaths in care homes across Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Health and Social Services

Demands of trade unions and civil society for Global Health Summit – People over profit and health before wealth

Strengthening Sectoral Social Dialogue in the hospital sector in the East, South and Central Europe

Momentum gathers for a #peoplesvaccine against COVID-19

EPSU organizes event to demand better working conditions for Care Workers

European Economic and Social Committee adopted opinion on the EU Health Union with EPSU recommendations

EPSU participates in conference on the future of social services after COVID-19

European Parliament approves legislation to stop cancer at work

European Parliament approves legislation to stop cancer at work

New OSH strategy should aim to mainstream OSH, be less gender blind and be based on lessons learnt from the pandemic

Public Conference - Care Workers on the Coronavirus Frontline – translating their experiences into better care and better working conditions

Global Health Summit Consultation – Health and Social Care workers demand

No profit from the pandemic - vaccine for all!

EPSU contributes to the European Economic and Social Committee’s opinion on “Building the European Health Union”

Stop Cancer at Work Campaign calls on European Commission to get on with including hazardous drugs in legislation now

Members of regional, national and European Parliaments call for COVID-19 inquiry committees

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Health and Social Services

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