Nurses and Midwives: a vital resource for health Technical briefing, Division of Health Systems and Public Health Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Nurses and Midwives:
a vital resource for healthTechnical briefing, Division of Health Systems and Public Health
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Purpose of the briefing To promote debate among Member States and
relevant stakeholders on how to strengthen nursing and midwifery in order to maximize
their potential and enable their fullcontributions for supporting
Health 2020 implementation
Documents for discussion• Strengthening Nursing and
Midwifery: European strategic directions towards Health 2020 goals
• Compendium of good practices in nursing and midwifery
Expected outcomes• To kick-start the consultation process on the framework
“Strengthening nursing and midwifery: European strategic directions towards Health 2020”
• To better understand the roles and contributions of nurses and midwives to the health and well-being of the population, with a focus on Health 2020 goals
• To engage political commitment to realize the potential of nursing and midwifery to influence future progress in supporting Health 2020 implementation
From Munich - to Health 2020 and beyond…
“Nurses and midwives have key and increasingly important roles to play in society’s efforts to tackle the public health challenges of our time and in ensuring the continuity of care and addressing people’s rights and changing needs” Source: Health 2020: a European policy framework and strategy for the 21 century. p.115
Key conclusions of the regional meeting
• Develop a shared strategic vision, aligned with Health 2020
• Collect evidence, facilitate information exchange and promote good practices
• Ensure political commitment and technical collaboration
• Validate the strategic action and a way forward
Working with partners and networks to develop common
strategic vision
WHO Regional Meeting of CNOs, Vilnius, October 2013
Regional network of CNOs, EFNNMA and WHO CCs
Strengthening Nursing and Midwifery: European Strategic Direction towards Health 2020
goalsCommon Health 2020 vision:
To improve health and well-being of populations and to reduce health inequities
Enablingmechanisms
Priority areas of action
Scaling up and transforming education
Regulation Research Partnerships Management
Workforce planning and
optimizing skill mix
Ensuring attractive
work environment
Promoting evidence based
practice and innovation
Collecting evidence to support policy framework Common Health 2020 vision:
To improve health and well-being of populations and to reduce health inequities
Innovative, competent and motivated nursing and midwifery workforce providing sustainable,
safe and evidence based:• patient centred care,• health promotion • disease prevention
Enablingmechanisms
Priority areas of action
Scaling up and transforming education
Regulation Research Partnerships Management
Workforce planning and
optimizing skill mix
Ensuring attractive
work environment
Promoting evidence based
practice and innovation
Strengthening Nursing and Midwifery - European strategic directions towards Health 2020 goals
European compendium
on good nursing and midwifery practices
Compendium of good practicesNurses and midwives – key actors in enhancing health
Empowering communities, promoting health through life courseEnsuring equal access and better continuum of care
Providing safe, efficient and quality care
55 case studies from 18 countries in Europe
Good practices in nursing and midwifery exist supporting Health 2020 implementation
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