The healthcare industry is plagued by a myriad of cybersecurity-related issues posing new challenges in the Healthcare Sector. In an increasingly data-driven world, cyber security is no longer just a concern for experts. During the last 24 months, Europe came across an unprecedented number of cyber-attacks in terms of their global scale, impact on business sector and rate of spread.Characteristically, the May’s 2017 attack in England’s National Health Service (NHS) demonstrated in the most flashing way the vulnerabilities of information systems (IS) in any possible way. Healthcare organizations are some of the most-trusted entities holding the most sensitive information about patients: name, date and place of birth, medical records, social security details. Suffering from many flaws (low budget, lack of IT organization, excessive use of legacy systems), healthcare actors have become easy targets for hackers, facing more and more pressure and threats from them.The nature of the healthcare industry’s mission poses unique challenges since cyber-attacks can have ramifications beyond financial loss and breach of privacy.The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016/679 which will be directly applicable in all member states by 25 May 2018 requires for healthcare organizations to re-think about their data flows and how they handle and monitor patient data to make sure they are in compliance with the regulation.At the same time, the expected massive growth of data protection jobs redrives new skills, knowledge and competences from Healthcare employees. As a result, Healthcare Sector is facing the risk of rising skills mismatch between data protection officers/employees across European countries with different occupational profile on skills and competences and most importantly, different level of legislation/integration on data protection.Our proposed Project aims at empowering the major actors with employees that are going to fill the gap and the identified skills mismatch through:•Developing enhanced regional and cross-regional partnerships to ensure that a sufficient number of healthcare employees and learners receive the right training / education based on current needs•Connecting educational and vocational training with healthcare industry and organisations in a more systematic and coherent way•Developing an environment that is going to foster employability of employees in the healthcare sector, providing adequate tools that will better their working conditions and the quality of services provided•Improving comparability and transfer of skills and competences focusing on-line training of current healthcare employees based on a blended approach, while introducing innovative education/ training initiatives•Raising awareness and improving the knowledge on patients’ data privacy protection as well as providing concrete information on rising legal aspects Concise description of the results and/or products expected:-A renewed Occupational Profile for DPOs accompanied by a new Skills Chart-A DPO VET Curriculum accompanied by a Peer Mentoring Scheme-An Awareness raising Curriculum on Data Protection for current and future employees-Data Protection and GDPR Learning Resources for learners and wider audiences-On line Peer Mentoring Toolbox-Development of effective feedback loops to enhance peer mentoringOur partnership has formed a coherent strategy to reach:•Stakeholders: Health associations, health/pharmaceutical industry, VET providers, independent data protection authorities Chamber Unions•End users: DPOs, Information security experts, lawyers of Bars Associations, current and future employees in the Healthcare sector, learners & trainers making use of the learning and training resources developedThe impact envisaged:SecureHealth is going to achieve an important Social and Financial Impact, specifically:1.For Stakeholders:•Strengthened interoperability network across employers and employees•Employers and social partners will maintain an important role in shaping DPOs VET provision•Industry-ready workforce meeting labour market needs•Increased confidence and mutual trust for Data Protection•Increased visibility of outputs through open multifarious dissemination channels2.End users: current and future employees in Data Protection:•Better employability chances•Transparent joint qualifications and trasferrable skills through a viable Certification Scheme•Enhanced competitiveness for the data protection field•Exchange of good practices through trans-regional mobility and advanced peer mentoring schemes•Harmonised but not homogenised learning-outcome based and teaching approach across the five countriesFinally, it must be underlined that within the project, special focus will be given in the management and accessibility of personal data in the context of outbreaks (such as the current COVID19 pandemics), following the European Data Protection Board's statement in March 2020.

CONTEXT/BACKGROUNDOur project aims to cover the gap between traditional nurses dealing with cancer patients and the younger generation in terms of digital literacy, through education and training in ICT & digital applications, as well as to modernize the services provided by designing a fresh market-driven Curriculum offering the soft and psychological skills required to respond to the needs of this special demographics group and their families. The target groups involved and benefited are: • Traditional nurses, especially those working with cancer patients, through the tailor Curriculum designed to provide them with all the skills required for a successful career in the industry.• Cancer patients, their families and beloved ones, due to the superior services they are going to receive from highly trained, certified professionals.• Enterprises specialized in cancer treatment, by having access to a fresh pool of well-trained candidates with a set of skills responding to their needs. • States and regional governments, through the improvement of services for their citizens, training of the workforce and development of an ICT-driven approach with transferable applications to other sectors OBJECTIVESThe objective of PsychONskills project include: • O1: Provide a renewed skillset on ICT, digital and soft skills that are needed to meet the increased demand to highly qualified nurse practitioners.• O2: Enhance cancer care providers’ soft and psychological skills, improving their communication and psychological care for patients.• O3: Design a competence-based Occupational Profile for Nurse Practitioners facilitating the transition from the provision of unregistered nursing services to a formal nurse system.• O4: Enhance employability and restrain undeclared work through officially recognized Training.PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS We have identified four different categories of participants:1. Individuals (General Care Nurses) Participating in Training Activities2. Participants in the Multiplier Events3. Participants during the implementation of I.O.s4. Followers on the Internet and social mediaParticipants are going to be identified through partner’s networks. The selection is going to be based on:• A stratified sampling method, embracing all variables and different categories of participants• Equal representation of men and women• Representation of all age groups• The intention to include samples both from the informal - atypical and formal nursing sector• The actual and different needs of patients with cancer, so that we include participants from the whole spectrum of needs (i.e. mental, physical).METHODOLOGY AND ACTIVITIES USEDIn PsychONskills, based on the Needs Analysis and the identification of the Project Objectives and Results to be achieved, we have prepared a coherent implementation plan that includes:•4 Intellectual Outputs•1 Joint Staff Training Event•5 Transnational Meetings, including the Kick-Off Meeting and the Final Conference•6 Multiplier Events, including a final ConferenceRESULT AND IMPACTResults expected to be achieved during and on the completion of the Project include:• Result 1: A deeper understanding of the new emerging needs in the sector is going to be achieved, and coherent policy recommendation against undeclared work is going to be presented. In combination with a solid and detailed Training Needs Analysis that is going to be implemented, we are going to provide evidence for understanding the nurse practitioners and the needs of cancer patients and their families.• Result 2: An Identification of skills mismatches in the nursing sector• Result 3: A Tailored analysis of ICT related skills mismatches in the nursing sector• Result 4: Development of the Training modules Outline using DACUM and design workshops at country level• Result 6: A Certification of Nurse Practitioners in an emerging area – ICT and psychology skills for clinical psycho - oncology is going to be developed and available in all participating countries.• Result 7: Further cooperation among our partners and the Health Professionals as well as other stakeholders we will reach through our dissemination events. LONG TERM BENEFITSLong term benefits include: • Nurses will acquire greater confidence and be better prepared for work in the sector • Teachers or tutors will acquire greater confidence in delivering skills curricula in order to prepare learners for work in the sector• Better understanding and appreciation of European best practice in live performance skills provision and policy • Stronger recognition of cross-sector working between the private, public and third sector (incl. education and industry) • Greater mobility opportunities facilitated as a result of the development this curricula.