European Hospital and Healthcare Employers' Association
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Jul 2025 | Dirk Van Den Steen Acting Head of Unit | Introductory meeting following recent organisational changes at SANTE C3: overview of main workforce challenges for health sector employees | SRC |
| 04 Jul 2025 | Dirk Van Den Steen Acting Head of Unit | Introductory meeting following recent organisational changes at SANTE C3: overview of main workforce challenges for health sector employees | — |
| 08 Aug 2023 | Stella Kyriakides Commissioner | Exchange of views on ongoing EU actions relating to the healthcare workforce | — |
| 08 Aug 2023 | Stella Kyriakides Commissioner | Exchange of views on ongoing EU actions relating to the healthcare workforce | SRC |
| 16 Mar 2023 | Joost Korte Director-General | CMRD6 | — |
| 16 Mar 2023 | Joost Korte Director-General | CMRD6 | SRC |
| 16 Feb 2021 | Thierry Breton Commissioner | Pact for Skills roundtable with the representatives of the health sector | SRC |
| 16 Feb 2021 | Anouk Faber Cabinet member | Pact for Skills roundtable with the representatives of the health sector. | SRC |
| 16 Feb 2021 | Agnieszka Skonieczna Cabinet member | Pact for Skills roundtable with the representatives of the health sector | SRC |
| 16 Feb 2021 | Eszter Batta Cabinet member | Pact for Skills roundtable with the representatives of the health sector | — |
| 16 Feb 2021 | Nicolas Schmit Commissioner | Pact for Skills roundtable with the representatives of the health sector. | — |
| 16 Feb 2021 | Christoph Nerlich Cabinet member | Pact for Skills roundtable with the representatives of the health sector. | — |
| 16 Feb 2021 | Thierry Breton Commissioner | Pact for Skills roundtable with the representatives of the health sector | — |
| 16 Feb 2021 | Anouk Faber Cabinet member | Pact for Skills roundtable with the representatives of the health sector. | — |
| 16 Feb 2021 | Christoph Nerlich Cabinet member | Pact for Skills roundtable with the representatives of the health sector. | SRC |
| 11 Jan 2016 | Vytenis Andriukaitis Commissioner | Health professionals | — |
| 11 Jan 2016 | Vytenis Andriukaitis Commissioner | Health professionals | SRC |
Mission & Goals
The European Hospital and Healthcare Employers’ Association (HOSPEEM) represents national employers’ organisations at the European level that operate in the hospital and healthcare sector. As a European social partner organisation, HOSPEEM promotes the views of healthcare employers on workforce and industrial relations issues within the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for the hospital sector. HOSPEEM gathers members from across Europe both in the state or regionally controlled hospital sector and in the private health sector. Employers’ organisations of any kind organised at national level, supplying services of general interest and operating in the sector of management of hospitals and health care, in a Member State of the European Union, in the countries belonging to EFTA (European Free Trade Association) or in the United Kingdom can become a member of HOSPEEM.
EU Legislative Interests
Working Time Directive; Medical Sharps Directive (2010/32/EU); Directive on the Recognition of Professional Qualifications; Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive; Proportionality Test Directive; Resilience of critical entities Directive; REFIT programme; Joint Action on Health Workforce Planning JA HEROES; Occupational safety and health, recruitment and retention of the health workforce, continuous professional development and life-long learning. Social Dialogue Initiative Labour market issues and industrial relations. Sectoral social dialogue for the hospital sector.
Communication Activities
2-year EU-funded project with EPSU: "Tackling Staff Shortages and ensuring Future-Proofing Skills in Health" (2025 - 2027) 2-year EU-funded project with SGI Europe and HEAG: "Finance for the European Pillar of Social Rights" (2023 - 2025) 2-year EU-funded project with EPSU, CEMR, HOSPEEM, CESI, ETUCE, EUPAE, ETF, UITP, and ETNO: “The role of social partners in preventing third-party violence and harassment at work” (2021-2023) 2-year EU-funded project with the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU): “Strengthening social dialogue in the hospital sector in the East, South and Central Europe” (2019-2021) 2-year EU-funded project with the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU): “Promoting effective recruitment and retention policies for all health workers in the EU by ensuring access to continuing professional development and healthy and safe workplaces supportive of patient safety and quality care” (2017-2018) Specific focus on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and Occupational Safety and Health (Musculoskeletal disorders and psychosocial risks and stress at work) Medical Sharps Directive (2010/32/EU) Joined event with HOPE, hosted by Members of the European Parliament on Antimicrobial Resistance in connection to CPD of the health workforce held in November 2017.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
HOSPEEM is a sectoral member of SGI Europe, formerly known as the European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing Public Services and Services of general interest (CEEP). SGI Europe has been representing employers and enterprises providing SGIs since 1961. https://sgieurope.org/about/
Organisation Members
https://hospeem.org/members/