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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Joint statement in view of trialogue negotiations deciding on the EU rules to recognise professional qualifications
Brussels, 16 May 2013 EPSU co-signed a joint statement by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE), the European Public Service Union (EPSU)
Joint EPSU/HOSPEEM project - prevention from sharp injuries, 3rd regional seminar
Joint EPSU-HOSPEEM Project "Promotion of Information, Awareness Raising and Implementation of Directive 2010/32/EC on the prevention from sharps injuries in the hospital and health care sector" 3rd Regional seminar :16
Joint EPSU/HOSPEEM project - prevention from sharp injuries, 2nd regional seminar
Joint EPSU-HOSPEEM Project "Promotion of Information, Awareness Raising and Implementation of Directive 2010/32/EC on the prevention from sharps injuries in the hospital and health care sector" 2nd Regional seminar
EPSU Report "Expansion and consolidation? Major trends and eligibility for European Works Councils" in health care
(Brussels, 18 February 2013) EPSU has published the report "Expansion and consolidation? Major trends and eligibility for European Works Councils" reviewing multinational companies involved in the healthcare sector in 2012
Joint EPSU/HOSPEEM project - prevention from sharp injuries, 1st regional seminar
Joint EPSU-HOSPEEM Project "Promotion of Information, Awareness Raising and Implementation of Directive 2010/32/EC on the prevention from sharps injuries in the hospital and health care sector" 1st Regional seminar