Health

ERRIN’s Health Working Group (WG) supports members with early intelligence and regular updates about EU-level health policy-related issues, regulations, EU programmes and their funding opportunities. Creating opportunities for interregional cooperation in the Health area is one of the WG’s main objectives. The WG is also a vehicle for networking, profile raising and promoting good practices and projects among health stakeholders in the ERRIN regions.

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Previous Related ERRIN Working Group Meetings

Policy & Smart Specialisation WGs meeting: Widening in FP10 and impact on cohesion policy post-2027

Policy & Smart Specialisation WGs meeting: Widening in FP10 and impact on cohesion policy post-2027

Ewa Chomicz

The topic of widening gathers high attention in the discussions around the next European Framework Programme for R&I, raising questions with the potential to influence not only the Widening sub-

Health WG

Skills in the health sector: Health WG

Lucy Hammond

The Health Working Group meeting will update colleagues on the European Commission’s initiatives linked to staff and skills shortages and training and up-skilling of the health workforce, exploring

Policy WG meeting: Role of EU Missions in FP10

Policy WG meeting: Role of EU Missions in FP10

Ewa Chomicz

ERRIN has been closely involved in the design and implementation of the EU Missions since their inception. Missions remain one of the network's priorities and were one of the four main areas of focus

WG Related Events

WG Related Events

How to upscale the implementation of digital health solutions for the elderly

Stavanger Region EU Office and WE4AHA present a thematic workshop on upscaling digital health solutions for the elderly.

Health WG meeting on tackling diseases and reduce disease burden: promotion and prevention

In line with the Horizon Europe “Global Challenges and Their Drivers”, the next Health WG meeting will focus on tackling diseases and reduce disease burden: promotion and prevention.

European Online Week of Active & Healthy Ageing

The European Week of Active & Healthy Ageing will consist of online debates and panels placing demographic change at the centre of Europe's R&I agenda.

Access to health data - the role of regional actors, gatekeepers, providers and individuals

SAPHIRe is running an interative online workshop on the regional perspective on access to health data.

EWRC session: Investing in a healthy and socially just regional development

As the COVID-19 outbreak has highlighted the need to invest in health promotion, health system preparedness and resilience, EUREGHA is organising a session at the European Week of Regions and Cities to discuss cross-border cooperation across Europe.

EWRC participatory lab: How can digital health drive cohesion in Europe?

COCIR and Siemenns Healthineers are running a participatory lab at the European Week of Regions and Cities. The session on digital health driving cohesion in Europe will consider how to unlock EU cohesion and structural funds to provide better healthcare.

WG Documents

WG Documents

ERRIN Year in review 2022

The ERRIN Year in review 2022 is out! Read the report to see the numerous activities ERRIN and its members have been involved in throughout the year.

ERRIN & EUREGHA joint statement on Horizon Europe Mission on Cancer

Please find attached ERRIN and the network of European Regional and Local Health Authorities (EUREGHA)'s joint statement on the Horizon Europe Mission on Cancer.

Draft statement on Cancer Mission

Further to the Health WG meeting on the Cancer Mission, EUREGHA and ERRIN have decided to address the Cancer Mission Board with a statement to emphasise the role of regions in this mission.

WG Related Content

WG Related Content

EU Missions creating new markets: the crucial role of the triple helix collaboration

ERRIN is collaborating with the TRAMI project to organise a Mutual Learning Event on the Wednesday 17 May from 9:00-12:30, exploring the role of industry, academia and public authorities in achieving the objectives of the five EU Missions through triple helix collaboration.

HealthyRegions4all Interreg Europe Call

Haderslev Municipality and the Region of Southern Denmark are looking for partners for the project HealthyRegions4all Interreg Europe Call: In this project, we want to identify and test good efficient practices from other European countries on initiatives that take both physical, mental and social aspects of obesity into account to improve the health status among people with obesity related issues.

ERRIN Spring AGM 2023

Save the date for ERRIN’s 2023 Spring Annual General Meeting (AGM), which will take place on 22 June from 14:30-18:00 CET, followed by a networking reception. We are happy to announce that this year the event will be held in person with online streaming available, and will be hosted at Scotland Europa Office in Brussels.

Stakeholders' Targeted Consultation on EU4Health: future priorities, orientation and needs

The Commission has launched a consultation on the EU4Health, asking about its future priorities, orientation and needs. The deadline for contribution is 8 May 2023.

The Transforming Health and Care Systems Partnership launches first transnational call

The European Partnership on Transforming Health and Care Systems (THCS) has launched its first Joint Transnational Call for proposals aiming to encourage the optimisation of patient care pathways. The Deadline for obligatory Intent to Apply submission is 23 May, with the Deadline for proposal submission being 13 June. 

Obesity Interreg Europe

The region of Southern Denmark and the Haderslev Municipality are looking for partners to form a consortium to apply to the Interreg second call on the topic of obesity. The deadline for expressions of interest is 3 March.

Latest Updates

  • By Agnieszka Wieczorek Jetha

Meeting high-level delegation from Quebec

A high level delegation from Quebec is paying a visit in Brussels in mid-May and would like to meet regions to create potential partnership for project collaboration. As you might know, organisations from Quebec are eligible to participate in H2020 and other programmes as well (they finance their own activities).

  • By Agnieszka Wieczorek Jetha

inDemand project is looking for European companies to co-create with healthcare professionals from Spain, Finland and France

inDemand is a new model where Healthcare organizations and companies co-create Digital Health solutions, with the economic support of regional public funds. inDemand is an innovatve model that applies at the same time demand-driven and co-creation approaches. This EU project is currently being implemented in three pilot regions: Murcia (Spain), Oulu (Finland) and Paris (France).

  • By Agnieszka Wieczorek Jetha

Wild Card Projects: EIT Health open call for applications

EIT Health have launched an open call for applications for healthcare innovators to address two challenges: Smart Health and Fight Back. Call for Applications for Wild Card Projects have a  deadline for applications on 9 March 2018.

  • By Agnieszka Wieczorek Jetha

Invitation to Study Trip on Age-Friendly Environments

The Academy on Age-Friendly Environments in Europe B.V, is pleased to announce its first Study tour to Age Friendly Ireland, in particular Meath, Cavan and Louth County. The mission is to support and increase the capacity of regional, local and community stakeholders to design, implement and monitor age-friendly environments (AfE) policies, practices, places and programmes.

  • By Agnieszka Wieczorek Jetha

Postdoctoral fellowship opportunity - University of Yale / FNUSA-ICRC

The International Clinical Research Center of St.

  • By Agnieszka Wieczorek Jetha

The growth and activity of “oldest old” citizens is changing our world - Summary of the MYBL workshop in Paris

The More Years Better Lives (MYBL) initiative seeks to enhance coordination and collaboration between European and national research programmes related to demographic changes. It is vice-chaired by ERRIN. During a workshop in Paris in October, a group of experts gathered to discuss the needs and problems of the oldest old (people aged 85 or older).