Objective Health professionals have always moved to, from and within Europe for work and other reasons. However, concerns about the scale of movement and its impacts on health systems are increasing. New disease patterns, new technology and increasingly global markets have multiplied pressures on health systems. Policy makers and managers need to respond but do not know enough about what is happening. EHMA and European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies are leading a multi-disciplinary team to address this information gap. 11 partners from 8 EU MS with 24 country correspondents / informants will provide missing data, an understanding of drivers for movement, and insights into mobility’s impact on health system access quality and sustainability. They will address 6 key objectives by answering the questions •How much professional mobility is there? •What is it about countries, health systems and people that encourage professionals to move? •What does mobility do to systems, professionals and patients? •What policy responses make a difference? •What are the future challenges? •What can decision makers do? This project progresses beyond the state of art by providing comprehensive maps of professional mobility and 19 country case studies. It will also capture and assess effective responses. Recommendations will be framed for policy makers and managers and reflect the likelihood of future change. They will emphasize accessible options and implementation of initiatives to recruit, integrate or retain staff. This project is timely, particularly given the complex risks and benefits of a fluid workforce, EU growth and the sometimes competing agendas of Lisbon and a Social Europe. The project will mix methods from quantitative data analysis to focus groups considering the international, national, regional and institutional levels; to best answer the questions above; and generate advice for stronger, more appropriate human resource policies. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata sciencesocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemployment Keywords Brain drain Europe Health systems International health policy Mutual recognition of diplomas health policy health professionals health services human resources policy professional mobility Programme(s) FP7-HEALTH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health Topic(s) HEALTH-2007-3.2-3 - Mobility of health professionals Call for proposal FP7-HEALTH-2007-B See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator EUROPEAN HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED Address Rock road 118 Booterstown dublin Ireland See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Jeni Bremner (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 823 212,00 Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Switzerland EU contribution € 795 950,00 Address Avenue appia 20 1211 Geneve See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Genève Administrative Contact Imre Hollo (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window SEMMELWEIS EGYETEM Hungary EU contribution € 228 720,00 Address Ulloi utca 26 1085 Budapest See on map Region Közép-Magyarország Budapest Budapest Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Eszter Zimányiné Sinkó (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window KING'S COLLEGE LONDON United Kingdom EU contribution € 123 000,00 Address Strand WC2R 2LS London See on map Region London Inner London — West Westminster Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Paul Labbett (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN Germany EU contribution € 189 000,00 Address Strasse des 17 juni 135 10623 Berlin See on map Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Simone Ludwig (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window TERVEYDEN JA HYVINVOINNIN LAITOS Finland EU contribution € 54 045,00 Address Mannerheimintie 166 00271 Helsinki See on map Region Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jaakko Penttinen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE United Kingdom EU contribution € 52 920,00 Address Houghton street 1 WC2A 2AE London See on map Region London Inner London — West Westminster Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Bhimla Dheermojee (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window REGIONE DEL VENETO Italy EU contribution € 56 400,00 Address Dorsoduro 3901 30123 Venezia See on map Region Nord-Est Veneto Venezia Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Luigi Bertinato (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window INSTITUT ZA VAROVANJE ZDRAVJA REPUBLIKE SLOVENIJE Slovenia EU contribution € 55 800,00 Address Trubarjeva 2 1000 Ljubljana See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Vesna Vizintin (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA Spain EU contribution € 27 450,00 Address C/ juan de quesada 30 35001 Las palmas de gran canaria See on map Region Canarias Canarias Gran Canaria Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Javier Rodríguez Sosa (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window LIETUVOS SVEIKATOS MOKSLU UNIVERSITETAS Lithuania EU contribution € 103 800,00 Address A mickeviciaus gatve 9 44307 Kaunas See on map Region Lietuva Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas Kauno apskritis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Zilvinas Padaiga (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window