Leonardo da Vinci Programme, 2004–2007
Master of Medical Science MMedSci -Occupational Health Nursing
HOHNEU was a three-year project co-funded by the European Union, running from October 2004, which aimed to harmonise and strengthen education and training opportunities for occupational health nurses across the European Community.
The project was co-ordinated by the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, in collaboration with six partner organisations:
- The Federation of Occupational Health Nurses within the European Union (FOHNEU)
- The University College of Nursing Studies, Maribor, Slovenia
- The Irish Nurses Organisation, Dublin, Ireland
- The Danish Association of Occupational Health Nurses
- The Department of Ergonomics and Effort Physiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- Swiss Occidental, Leonardo, Switzerland
As the largest single group of health professionals delivering care in the workplace, occupational health nurses play a key role in preventing work-related disease and promoting good health. At the time, the project identified a lack of standardised preparation for practice in this specialist field across the European Union — while some countries had robust training programmes in place, others had little or none.
To address this gap, HOHNEU developed flexible, distance-learning materials leading to Post Graduate Diploma and Master's degree awards in Occupational Health Nursing, helping to harmonise and strengthen the training available to nurses across Europe.
HOHNEU's legacy lives on through FOHNEU's Core Curriculum, which continues to serve as the reference framework for occupational health nursing education across member states. View the Core Curriculum →
For up-to-date information on occupational health nursing education in your country, please contact your National Representative.
