Join Health ClusterNet

Join this leading interregional European organization for support, advice and exchange of expertise in using health sector investments to improve regional economic and social development.

HCN Partnership will contribute to profiling your region as a leading edge region in your country by reflecting on the regional needs and priorities (See also Figure 2):

• Maximising the contribution of regional/local health investments to regional development (economic growth especially in the innovation field and social cohesion)
• Maximising health gains from use of Structural Funds and other funding sources through direct or indirect health sector investments and especially, non-health sector investments.

Three levels of Partnership is offered for HCN Partners (see above in Levels of Partnership section), which allows them different degree of involvement in HCN work, which can bring about various impacts and outcomes for the regions. These can include

• Improved integration of good practice information into investment decisions by your organisation and region,
• Improved dissemination, uptake and implementation of good practices and lessons learned that help key regional stakeholders in addressing regional development priorities,
• Improved policy and decision-making, moving beyond cost savings and efficiency to effectiveness, sustainability, cost benefits, added value,
• Increased quality of evidence about how health gains can be maximised from non-health sector investments,
• Improved collaboration by means of established problem-solving paths for handling future challenges by linking your region to comparator regions and organisations across the EU.

If you have any questions on how to become a partner, please contact our offices.