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Call for army to protect Italian hospital staff after spate of attacks
Patients and relatives turn on doctors and nurses, with 16,000 reports of physical and verbal assaults in 2023 aloneDoctors’ and nurses’ unions in Italy have called for authorities to consider bringing the army into hospitals in response to an increase…
We volunteered at a Gaza hospital. What we saw was unspeakable.
American surgeons who witnessed the civilian carnage of the Israel-Hamas war.
500 medical workers killed during Israel’s military assault on Gaza, UN says
“This equates to an average of two health care workers killed every day,” British charity warns.
Strike by Swedish health workers escalates as holiday season approaches [Advocacy Lab Content]
Massive healthcare protests continue across Sweden, with 3,300 healthcare workers on strike, operations cancelled, and waiting times prolonged.
Czech healthcare workers secure major pay raise, concerns remain [Advocacy Lab Content]
The Czech Health Ministry has circulated a draft law to urgently reform the salaries of healthcare workers and doctors, in a move to address long-standing remuneration issues and doctors’ protests.
Center-right leader Luís Montenegro sworn in as Portuguese prime minister
Having vowed to not work with the far right, his minority government will need Socialist Party support to pass legislation.
Swedish opposition critical of government efforts to limit hospital layoffs [Advocacy Lab Content]
In a bid to stem massive layoffs in Sweden’s emergency hospitals, the Swedish government wants to allocate an extra €530 million to the health sector. But the opposition and Swedens regions say it’s not enough.
EU countries criticised for patching up healthcare gaps through migration
EU countries recruiting foreign healthcare staff to address shortages, rather than investing in domestic workforce development, may weaken the EU’s international health cooperation efforts, an EU Commission official warned.
Birkenstock set to float on stock market with valuation of nearly $10bn
German sandal maker has come a long way from its founding in 1774 as a maker of orthopaedic shoes to going public on the NY stock exchangeBirkenstock, the resurgent German sandal maker once beloved by healthcare workers, is set to be valued at up to €9…
Doctors in the EU: Which countries have the most physicians and healthcare workers?
The World Health Organization (WHO) believes Europe has a “ticking timebomb” to address when it comes to a shortage of health workers.
Healthworkers’ mental well-being needs more attention, MEPs say
The European Commission’s communication on mental health neglected the issue of intensive care professionals’ mental health, EU lawmakers and healthcare workers have said in a declaration, demanding that the issue be addressed in all EU legislation.