What skills do healthcare assistants need today? Insights from LYRA’s European needs analysis
Healthcare assistants are working in increasingly complex care environments, where technical ability alone is no longer enough. Effective care also depends on communication, empathy, teamwork, ethical judgement, digital responsibility and the ability to respond appropriately to people with diverse and changing needs. This is one of the key findings emerging from LYRA’s Comparative Report on […]
Why Healthcare Assistants need new skills in the EU
Healthcare Assistants are becoming increasingly important across Europe. As health and social care systems respond to population ageing, workforce shortages and digital transformation, their role is becoming more complex and requires a broader range of skills. According to Eurostat, people aged 65 and over represented around 22% of the EU population in 2025, and this […]
LYRA: A European Project for the Modernisation of Healthcare Assistant Training
The evolution of European healthcare systems, the progressive ageing of the population, and the increasing complexity of care needs are making the role of Healthcare Assistants increasingly important. In this context, LYRA – Learning pathwaYs for Relational, Art-based and Digital Skills in VET for Healthcare Assistants was established. Funded by the Erasmus+ Programme, LYRA aims […]
Help Shape the Future Skills of Healthcare Assistants: Take the Lyra Survey
Building skills together in Health Humanities—an interdisciplinary field that applies the arts, humanities and social sciences to healthcare to promote well-being—and in digitalisation, so that they better respond to the real needs of both healthcare professionals and the people receiving care. This is the objective of the online survey launched as part of the European […]
LYRA Project officially launched with Kick-off Meeting in Rome
On 4–5 May 2026, the Kick-off Meeting of LYRA – Learning PathwaYs for Relational, Art-based and Digital Skills in VET for Healthcare Assistants took place in Rome at Sala Poletti, Palazzo Lateranense. The meeting marked the official launch of the project, bringing together the LYRA consortium for two days of strategic, scientific, and operational exchange. […]