A new cover story published in HealthManagement.org – The Journal shines a spotlight on the growing importance of digital skills in Europe’s health and care workforce and highlights the concrete contributions of the BeWell project to this agenda.
The article “Building a Digitally Competent Workforce in Health and Care: Insights from European Regions” by Diane Whitehouse, EHTEL – Principal eHealth Policy Consultant and Editor-in-Chief, explores how regions across Europe are responding to workforce shortages, digital transformation, and burnout by investing in upskilling and reskilling. BeWell features prominently as a practical, pan-European initiative supporting this shift through structured training, pilots, and stakeholder engagement.
BeWell’s role in strengthening digital skills
As described in the article, BeWell has mapped more than 180 digital skills courses for health and care professionals and is piloting 20 training programmes that allow staff and students to test new approaches in real settings. These activities reflect BeWell’s core mission: helping health and care workers gain the digital and green skills they need to operate confidently in increasingly data-driven and technology-enabled environments.
The article also draws on regional examples closely linked to BeWell’s work, including pilots in Flanders and Campania. These cases show how digital tools, combined with targeted training, strong leadership, and interprofessional teamwork, can be embedded into daily practice. Skills such as AI awareness, data analysis, and change management emerge as clear priorities across regions.
From policy to practice
Beyond regional case studies, the article places BeWell within a wider European policy context, including the Union of Skills and the European Health Data Space. It underlines that successful digital transformation is not just about technology, but about people, processes, and continuous learning. This aligns closely with BeWell’s approach, which supports organisations and regions in translating policy ambitions into practical training pathways.
With BeWell now in its final year, the project continues to engage stakeholders through an open consultation on future digital and green skills needs, while providing access to courses, pilots, and tools developed since 2022.
The HealthManagement.org article offers timely recognition of BeWell’s work and reinforces the message that investing in digitally competent health and care workforces is essential for Europe’s future resilience and innovation.
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