ESNO Position Paper: 'Specialist Nurses and Professional Mobility in Europe'
ESNO Position Statement Proceeding of the ESNO congress 2020 'Specialist Nurses and Professional Mobility in Europe' Ten or twenty years ago, most of us could not have imagined the changes in healthcare we see today. Similarly, it is hard for most of us to imagine how healthcare will be in 2030. However, one thing has not really changed much over the last few decades: the role and status of the health professional. This has been particularly noticeable for the role of the specialist nurse. Health care today and its main challenges A decade ago, when the partner or spouse of a graduate nurse in a senior role and with decades of experience in a specific area got a job in another EU country, the nurse would struggle to move into a role in the new country. This often resulted in the nurse moving out of healthcare. In 2020, this has not improved. In some European countries, the barriers for nurses moving a