European Observatory on Health Systems & Policies
obshealth.bsky.social
European Observatory on Health Systems & Policies
@obshealth.bsky.social
The Observatory promotes evidence-based health policy-making. Hosted by WHO Europe.

Website: https://eurohealthobservatory.who.int
Subscribe: tinyurl.com/SubscribeOBS
From #cancercontrol to integrated care & hospital reform, #EPH2025 highlights how how health care delivery can translate policy ambitions into tangible impact for patients & communities ▶️

🎥 Florian shares insights from the OBS-PACE project → https://tinyurl.com/4y5yt26d
November 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
From access & prevention to reform & resilience, today’s #EPH2025 sessions showed that #publichealth is inseparable from the systems that sustain it.​

🎥Watch Astrid reflect on some of the discussions today and the #healthsystems perspective #OBSatEPH
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Getting ready for #EPH2025 tomorrow?

Explore the themes shaping this year’s @ephconference.bsky.social in the new #Eurohealth issue.

Pick up your copy at our booth, or read it online: https://bit.ly/EUROHEALTHEPH25​
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
✍Save the date: #CARESummit
📅3–4 Dec
@ehmainfo.bsky.social will gather health leaders to co-create a roadmap for a stronger #EuropeanHealthUnion. The Observatory is proud to join as a partner w/ @eupha.bsky.social & @euregha.bsky.social
🔗https://ehma.org/conference/care-summit-brussels-2025
November 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Join us at the #ECHoS Town Hall Meeting on 21 Nov in Brussels!
We’ll share insights from our project which supports cancer policy dialogues & #CancerMissionsHubs across Europe.
Register by 14 Nov 👉https://cancermissionhubs.eu/news/echos-town-hall-meeting
#CancerMissionEU #BeatingCancerPlan
November 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
How can Europe invest in health for fairer, more resilient societies? ​

Catch up with the latest #Eurohealth issue on Investing for sustainable health & well-being and prepare for the @ephconference.bsky.social

Read it here➡️ https://bit.ly/EUROHEALTHEPH25​
November 7, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Pleased to have contributed to the @europeannurses.bsky.social Forum -a high-level dialogue on nurse retention & workforce sustainability.

New roles, new skills, new models of care, Europe’s #healthworkforce is evolving, learn how:
📘 lnkd.in/ejjCdPAk
🟢 lnkd.in/eRMVNCyh
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
✍Save the date: #CARESummit
📅3–4 Dec
@ehmainfo.bsky.social will gather health leaders to co-create a roadmap for a stronger #EuropeanHealthUnion. The Observatory is proud to join as a partner w/ @eupha.bsky.social & @euregha.bsky.social
🔗https://ehma.org/conference/care-summit-brussels-2025
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🗞️New #Eurohealth: bit.ly/EUROHEALTHEP...

​How can investment in health drive equity, resilience & sustainability across Europe? This special @ephconference.bsky.social #EPH2025 issue features articles on:​

🌍Planetary health​
🧠Youth #mentalhealth
💬#Disinformation​
⚙️Digital skills... and more!
November 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
⏱️ Happening now at #OBSWebinars

👥 What can countries learn from each other when it comes to strengthening rehabilitation care? Jarno Habicht & Ewout van Ginneken open this interactive webinar.

🎬 Join us live ( 🔗 lnkd.in/dv_VAWqU ) or register for the recording

#WHOUkraine @whoeurope.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Just announced: the 20th #OBSSummerSchool!​

Theme: Paying for health care in the face of fiscal constraints, how policy-makers can raise revenues & spend smarter to strengthen #HealthSystems

Applications open in early 2026​
📅 19–25 July 2026, Venice 🇮🇹 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/OBSSS26
November 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
⏰ You can still register for the #OBSWebinars on rehabilitation care, taking place tomorrow!​
📅 4 Nov | 12:00–13:00 CET​
🔗 Register: https://tinyurl.com/OBSWEBS041125​

Join us to explore practical lessons and which coordination strategies help deliver more integrated, effective care.
November 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🗞️ Weekend read: @euronews.com explores out-of-pocket #healthcare spending in Europe 💬The Observatory’s @joncylus explains how national health insurance policies shape the gaps.

👉https://www.euronews.com/health/2025/10/20/health-care-spending-where-are-out-of-pocket-costs-highest-across-europe
Health care spending: Where are out-of-pocket costs highest in Europe?
Fifteen per cent of health care spending in the EU comes from household out-of-pocket payments. Euronews Health takes a close look at how and why these shares vary widely across Europe.
www.euronews.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
🌍Strengthening cross-border health cooperation!

Yesterday, the Observatory (@matthiaswismar.bsky.social & Dheepa Rajan) joined the #Health4DENL project launch & symposium.

We will contribute with our expertise on Health Systems Performance Assessment with our #HSPA framework.
October 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
📕 New in #HealthPolicyJournal: #PrivateEquity is playing a bigger role in #healthcare. This special issue explores its impact on care quality, equity, access, and cost — and reviews what policy responses are emerging.

Read more 👉 https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/10K8G2P2BQ1
October 31, 2025 at 9:29 AM
As #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth comes to a close, we want to draw attention to #prevention and #healthinequality.

This case study published by OBS-PACE focuses on the “Fofi Gennimata” breast cancer screening program in Greece & its innovative ways of improving access to care: tinyurl.com/OBSPACEBCAM
October 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
📢 New #OBSWebinars on rehabilitation care​
📅 4 Nov | 12:00–13:00 CET​
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/OBSWEBS04112...

Rehabilitation needs are rising, but services are often fragmented. Join us to explore practical lessons and which coordination strategies help deliver more integrated, effective care.
October 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Reposted by European Observatory on Health Systems & Policies
Grateful for the opportunity to engage with colleagues from across Europe at the #HSPM Network Meeting in Vienna. A truly enriching exchange on health system reforms and policy innovation. @obshealth.bsky.social #HealthPolicry
October 25, 2025 at 7:31 AM
✨We’ve just wrapped up two inspiring days in Vienna at the #HSPM Network meeting, sharing insights on #healthreforms.

A big thank you to all participants for the rich discussions and shared commitment to advancing evidence-informed health policy.

👆 eurohealthobservatory.who.int/monitors/hea...
October 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🔔The Health Reform Tracker has just been updated with 2025 data by the Observatory’s #HSPM Network!

This tool helps you find new reforms, compare between countries & follow a reform from inception to implementation.

Watch the demo to see what it can do & try it out: www.obshealthreformtracker.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
❔How will hospitals evolve to meet the needs of tomorrow? A new #Eurohealth article looks at #digitalisation, governance reform & decentralised care for future-proof systems: lnkd.in/ewd_fGFR

Interested in #hospitalreform? Don’t skip this session recording from #EHFG2025 📺 ehfg.live/recordings/s3
October 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Just announced📣 the 20th #OBSSummerSchool!​

The theme next year will be: Paying for health care in the face of fiscal constraints, how policy-makers can raise revenues & spend smarter to strengthen #HealthSystems

Applications open in early 2026​
📅 19–25 July 2026, Venice 🇮🇹
🔗 tinyurl.com/OBSSS26
October 21, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Dignity at the end of life should be universal.

This #Eurohealth article on #PalliativeCare looks at data from 28 countries to examine how ageing, chronic illness, and inequality shape care in people’s final months – and what can be done to improve it 👉 lnkd.in/ewd_fGFR

@gasteinforum.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Advancing gender equity in R&I is crucial for Europe’s social contract, and during #BreastCancerAwareness month we are reminded investing in women’s health must constitute a global priority.

Ffion Storer Jones talks about it in #Eurohealth x #EHFG2025:
📝 lnkd.in/ewd_fGFR
🔉 ehfg.live/recordings/s1
October 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
↘️ Social prescribing can help build trust, reduce pressure on health systems & advance #healthequity.

📘 Alison Maassen & Ülla-Karin Nurm explore how in the new #Eurohealth issue for #EHFG2025: tiny.cc/EurohealthEH...

🔉Watch the @gasteinforum.bsky.social session recording: ehfg.live/recordings/s4
October 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM