Increasing and supporting the workforce to meet rising demand is a common theme for social services across Europe. What are the main challenges and opportunities?

Last February the European Social Network reported on how Europe’s ageing population is putting long-term care under pressure. With its pact for skills in long-term care, the European Commission has now started a new initiative to...

Ensuring the social inclusion of the most vulnerable people in our societies is one of the underlying objectives of building a more social Europe. Supporting their participation in the labour market was the topic of an ESN ...

A quick Google search of the term ‘whole-person care’ defines this as the patient-centred optimal use of diverse healthcare resources or a mindset that values and supports patients to be partners in their care. But how does the...

Just two weeks until the start of the European Social Services Conference 2023! Find out what's in store! 

The second meeting of ESN's Resilience and Transformation Working Group discussed how to respond to the rising demand for social services support.

More than 450 delegates from 30 countries have registered to attend the 2023 European Social Services Conference.  Catch up on the latest news.

ESN's new project to identify the most effective integrated mechanisms within social services to prevent violence against children.

ESN looks ahead to the Porto Social Forum, taking place on 26-27 May. What should be discussed from the perspective of social services?

What are the implications of informed consent for person-centred care?