Press Release
12 May 2015
Nurses: A Force for Patient/Citizens Empowerment
Thanks to the increasing focus on patient empowerment, political leaders have become more
aware of the vital role nurses play in empowering patients and citizens in the process of
continuity of care. eHealth services have started playing a crucial role in integrated care.
On the International Nurses’ Day, which falls together with the celebration at the
European Parliament of the 9th Edition of the European Patients’ Rights Day, both the
European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN) and Active Citizenship Network
(ACN) advocate for a highly educated, supported and developed nursing workforce in the
right numbers to deliver person-centred care in which eHealth services are oriented to
support better patient/citizens outcomes.
Only with a proper education, in compliance with the competency based Directive
2013/55/EU, and a sufficient amount of motivated nurses, the traditional medical &
disease-based model can be transformed into an integrated model in which
eHealth/mHealth supports nurses and patients/citizens in designing a person-centred
approached to care.
With the proper investments and efforts, nurses and citizens will be able to contribute to a
sustainable health system reform with patient empowerment as key driver. This
development will certainly provide evidence of commitments to improve patients’ rights,
which are included in the European Charter of Patients’ Rights, in Europe and in each
Member State.
You probably know a nurse!
Congratulate her/him today!
Forward this email as a signal of appreciation!
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For further information, contact:
Mr Paul de Raeve, General Secretary, European Federation of Nurses Associations
Email: efn@efn.be Tel: +32 (0)2 512 74 19 Web: www.efnweb.eu
Mr Alessandro Cossu, Head of Communication Office, Active Citizenship Network
Email: press@activecitizenship.net Tel: +39 348 3347608 Web: www.activecitizenship.net