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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Recent developments in social dialogue, collective bargaining and industrial action in the Slovak health care system
(Brussels, 8 October 2012) The summary information contains and attached to this article highlights some aspects of recent developments in collective bargaining on pay and working conditions and industrial action
OSE/EPSU Report on emerging EU level instruments for soft health systems governance
(Brussels, 28 September 2012) EPSU has published the report "Emerging EU level instruments for soft health systems governance". It has been commissioned from Observatoire Social Européen (OSE) and was written
OSE/EPSU Report "Europeanization of national health systems - National impact and EU codification of the patient mobility case law"
(Brussels, 28 September 2012) EPSU has published the report "Europeanization of national health systems - National impact and EU codification of the patient mobility case law". It has been commissioned
EPSU/Uni Hertfordshire Report on migration of health & elderly care workers and related trade union initiatives
(Brussels, 28 August 2012) The study and report “Opportunities and challenges related to cross border mobility and recruitment of the health sector workforce” have been commissioned by EPSU and prepared
EPSU congratulates the Norwegian Nurses Organisation to its 100th anniversary
(Oslo, 25 September 2012) On 24 September 2012 Norwegian EPSU affilate [Norwegian Nurses Organisation->http://www.epsu.org/a/281] (Norsk Sykepleierforbund) celebrated its 100th anniversary – and on the occasion could welcome it’s 100,000th member
ETUC/EPSU/ETUCE/Eurocadres letter and amendments to EP report on EC proposal to revise Directive 2005/36/EC
(Brussels, 18 September 2012) Following up to a [joint initiative and letter of June 2012->art8821], the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) in cooperation with the European Trade Union Committee for
EPSU/Uni Hertfordshire Report on migration of health & elderly care workers and related trade union initiatives
(Brussels, 28 August 2012) The study and report “Opportunities and challenges related to cross border mobility and recruitment of the health sector workforce” have been commissioned by EPSU and prepared