THCS reviews its strategic priorities at its General Assembly in Leiden
The meeting, held on 14 and 15 October in the Netherlands, enabled progress to be made on updating the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA).
On 14 and 15 October, the THCS (Transforming Health and Care Systems) consortium held its General Assembly in the Dutch city of Leiden. The meeting, organised by ZonMw at the Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, brought together representatives from the partnership’s member organisations to review the progress made and discuss the priorities that will guide their work in the coming years.
THCS, funded by the European Union and coordinated by the Italian Ministry of Health, brings together 58 European organisations with the aim of generating knowledge and promoting innovative solutions for the transformation of health and care systems.
Progress of the partnership and shared challenges
The General Assembly provided an opportunity to take stock of the work carried out by the various work packages and by the projects funded within the framework of the partnership. During the sessions, experiences, results and initiatives aimed at addressing some of the main challenges currently facing health and care systems in Europe were shared.
One of the central themes of the General Assembly was the review of the THCS Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA), the document that guides the partnership’s scientific and innovation priorities.
Following an internal consultation in which partner organisations made 95 contributions, progress on the new version of the agenda was presented and a public consultation was organised to gather views on its priorities, objectives, indicators and expected impact.
Updating the SRIA will enable the partnership’s future activities to be adapted to the new challenges facing European health and care systems.
Preparing for the THCS 2027 call
During the meeting, preparations for the forthcoming joint transnational research call, JTC 2027, which focuses on transforming the workforce in health and care systems, were also reviewed.
Entitled “Transforming the Health and Care Workforce for Sustainable and Resilient Systems”, the call will address some of the challenges relating to the availability, training and adaptation of the professional profiles needed to ensure the future sustainability of health and care systems. It is due to be published on 16 November.
BIOEF and Biosistemak have been part of THCS since 2023. Within this framework, BIOEF, representing the Basque Government’s Department of Health, is involved in launching and monitoring research initiatives aimed at transforming health and care systems. For its part, Biosistemak contributes expertise and tools for the development of methodological and evaluation frameworks.
The project’s next major event will be the THCS Annual Conference, on 10 November in Bilbao, as part of the pre-conference programme for the European Public Health Conference.
