{"id":27621,"date":"2026-07-13T14:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/emk\/?p=27621"},"modified":"2026-07-13T14:28:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:28:53","slug":"successful-final-conference-of-the-heroes-joint-action-a-new-milestone-in-european-health-workforce-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/emk\/en\/2026\/07\/13\/successful-final-conference-of-the-heroes-joint-action-a-new-milestone-in-european-health-workforce-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Successful final conference of the HEROES Joint Action – A New Milestone in European Health Workforce Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"

The final conference of the HEROES Joint Action<\/strong><\/a> was held in Rome on 7\u20138 July 2026<\/strong>, bringing together European policymakers, health policy experts, researchers, and leading professionals in health workforce planning to review the achievements of the project’s more than three years of collaborative work.\u00a0Semmelweis University<\/strong>\u00a0was represented at the event by our colleagues,\u00a0<\/span>Dr. Eszter Kov\u00e1cs<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Dr. Zolt\u00e1n Cserh\u00e1ti<\/strong>\u00a0from the\u00a0<\/span>Health Services Management Training Center<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>at the Faculty of Health and Public Administration (HSMTC)<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The HEROES Joint Action builds on the achievements of the JA-EUHWF Joint Action<\/strong> and the SEPEN<\/strong> service contract, both of which featured a leading contribution from the HSMTC of Semmelweis University throughout their implementation.<\/p>\n

\"HEROES<\/p>\n

The HEROES Joint Action brought together 51 partner organizations from 19 European countries<\/strong> with the shared objective of strengthening national capacities for health workforce planning across Europe.<\/p>\n

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The project focused on four strategic areas:<\/em><\/p>\n

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    improving human resources for health (HRH) data and developing advanced workforce planning and forecasting models;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    strengthening the competencies of professionals involved in health workforce planning;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    enhancing stakeholder collaboration;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    reinforcing policy governance and strategic coordination.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

    As a result of the project, a comprehensive portfolio of practical tools, methodological guidance, data development approaches, training materials, and national policy action plans has been developed to support evidence-informed health workforce planning across Europe<\/strong> in the long term.<\/p>\n

    Over the past three and a half years, the Health Workforce Planning Knowledge Centre<\/strong> of Semmelweis University’s HSMTC also led three horizontal activities within the Joint Action:<\/p>\n