#DoctorsVoice: Together for a European health workforce strategy

#DoctorsVoice brings together the voices of doctors across Europe, sharing their real experiences and appealing to European policy-makers to adopt a European health workforce strategy.

Every doctor in Europe is invited to post their experience on social media using #DoctorsVoice. We will bring your combined voice directly to policy-makers.

Europe’s health workforce is facing an unprecedented crisis, driven by an ageing population and an increasing demand for medical services. Healthcare systems across Europe are grappling with severe staffing shortages, deteriorating working conditions, and high rates of job strain and burnout. Incidences of violence against doctors have seen worrying increases. Medicine is losing its attractiveness as a profession and ever-younger doctors are leaving the profession.

#DoctorsVoice on Shortages

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WHO estimates there will be an overall shortage of 4.1 million healthcare professionals in Europe by 2030

Read more about how Europe can help tackle the shortage of healthcare professionals.

#DoctorsVoice on Working Conditions

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Doctors are leaving the profession due to deteriorating working conditions

Read more about how to improve the working conditions of doctors.

#DoctorsVoice on Violence

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Up to 38% of health professionals suffer physical violence at some point in their careers

Read more about how to address violence and burnout in the health workforce.