Europe needs 1.2 Million Healthcare Professionals in 2025

Highlights: Europe in need of 1.2 Million Healthcare professionals

• A new initiative has been launched to address the ongoing workforce shortages of nurses across the EU countries.  
• As a part of this initiative, Europe requires nearly 1.2 million healthcare professionals.
• Europe has a huge demand for healthcare jobs, such as specialist doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants, and general practitioners.  
• A report released by the WHO hints at a shortage of 18 million healthcare workers globally by 2030.

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EU Calls Out for 1.2 Million Healthcare Workers

European countries are facing workforce shortages, especially in the healthcare sector. To address this issue, Europe has announced an EU action. Under this new initiative, around 1.3 million healthcare workers will be invited by the European countries. The EU Action aims to bring many changes within the healthcare system over 36 months.
 

EU member states will team up with social partners, and nurse organizations will tailor the needs per the EU Action to suit national and subnational levels. As a part of the Action, new mentoring and training programs will be held for nurses, including self-assessments and other strategies that benefit the worker's well-being. 
 

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Top In-demand Healthcare Jobs in Europe

The European countries are looking to recruit nearly 1.2 million healthcare professionals.

Some of the most in-demand jobs healthcare jobs roles in Europe are as follows:

• Specialist medicals
• Generalist medical practitioners
• Nurses
• Healthcare assistants
• Midwives
• Physiotherapists
• Pharmacists
• Dentists
• Audiologists
• Speech therapists
   

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Top 7 EU Countries with a High Demand for Healthcare professionals

The Eurostat reports show that Norway had the highest overall number of nursing graduates in 2020, with nearly 75 nurses per 100,000 inhabitants. Other EU countries, such as Denmark and Sweden, registered a high number of nursing graduates per 100,000 inhabitant, with 44.1 and 43.5 per 100,000 individuals, respectively.
 

European countries have a high demand for healthcare workers, including nurses, medical practitioners, specialized doctors, etc. However, according to the EURES report of 2023, the seven EU countries with a high workforce shortage in the healthcare sector are listed below:
 

1. Switzerland
2. Norway
3. Germany
4. Ireland
5. Austria
6. Denmark
7. Netherlands

 

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