IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING IN THE
HEALTH CARE WORKPLACE
Magnet4Europe was a four-and-a-half-year Horizon 2020 EU-funded project (Grant Agreement 848031) that aimed to improve mental health and wellbeing among health professionals in Europe. The project officially started in January 2020 and concluded in June 2024, taking place in six European countries.
What did Magnet4Europe achieve?
Realizing Magnet® in Europe requires adaptation to the local context. While the principles of leadership, staff development, and quality improvement through data are broadly applicable, adjustments to fit the European healthcare systems are necessary. Participating hospitals are still in the process of implementing these changes.
The Magnet® model can be successfully adapted to European hospitals. Significant strides have been made in areas such as leadership behavior, staff development and using data to drive quality improvements. Hospitals involved in the project are seeing early signs of positive change.
Magnet4Europe has also developed a hospital network with open exchange and support through national and international learning collaboratives and other events, as well as collaboration with experienced Magnet® hospitals from the US. This network will remain in place after the end of the project and welcomes other hospitals to collaborate.
The path to the Magnet® status takes time. It requires commitment and courage to change the management culture towards a more dynamic, self-determined and constantly evolving organization. However, a long-term strategy is needed to counter the shortage of skilled workers.
What did Magnet4Europe achieve?
Realizing Magnet® in Europe requires adaptation to the local context. While the principles of leadership, staff development, and quality improvement through data are broadly applicable, adjustments to fit the European healthcare systems are necessary. Participating hospitals are still in the process of implementing these changes.
The Magnet® model can be successfully adapted to European hospitals. Significant strides have been made in areas such as leadership behavior, staff development and using data to drive quality improvements. Hospitals involved in the project are seeing early signs of positive change.
Magnet4Europe has also developed a hospital network with open exchange and support through national and international learning collaboratives and other events, as well as collaboration with experienced Magnet® hospitals from the US. This network will remain in place after the end of the project and welcomes other hospitals to collaborate.
The path to the Magnet® status takes time. It requires commitment and courage to change the management culture towards a more dynamic, self-determined and constantly evolving organization. However, a long-term strategy is needed to counter the shortage of skilled workers.
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May 2024
Magnet4Europe Celebration Conference 2024: A Milestone in Healthcare Excellence The Magnet4Europe celebration conference, held from April 24-25 at KU-Leuven, Belgium, gathered over 380 participants, including both in-person and online attendees. The event featured insightful presentations and panels on healthcare workforce improvement, showcasing significant advancements in clinician wellbeing, patient safety, and quality of care across participating hospitals.
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May 2024
About the continuation of the collaboration between AZ Sint-Maarten and its two US partners Why are the partners in the project M4E, AZ Sint-Maarten (Belgium) and its two US partners (Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center - New Jersey and El Camino Health – California), so eager to continue their collaboration? They told us: “Because we are all OSKAR!”.
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May 2024
Building bridges between nursing cultures Discover the exchange program between German and American nurses inspired by the Magnet4Europe gap analysis. This initiative aims to bridge nursing cultures, comparing workloads and leadership responsibilities. Six nurses from each country will participate, exploring patient safety culture, digitalization, and Magnet principles. This collaboration promises to strengthen professional identities, improve working conditions, and foster joint research efforts.
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Innovation through CollaborationImplementation of the Magnet4Europe intervention uses a multi-faceted strategy, involving an evidence-based blueprint of organizational change, one-to-one twinning with experienced Magnet hospitals, participating in learning collaboratives
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Internationality & MultidisciplinarityThe Magnet4Europe consortium includes high-achieving junior/senior researchers from the fields of medicine, health economics, law, nursing, public health, sociology, psychology, statistics, informatics, artificial intelligence.
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Communication & DisseminationAs a Horizon 2020 project, the communication of the project and the dissemination of our results is a crucial activity for Magnet4Europe. We do not only want to inform and reach out to society, but also enable other stakeholder to use and uptake the results.
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