workforce planning should consider how the work environment influences recruitment, retention, mobility and performance of workers, as well as health outputs and quality of care for patients.

The objectives of this action are to provide a platform for Member States to work together on forecasting health workforce needs and workforce planning methodologies and to find possible solutions to the shortage of the health workforce in Europe.

The action plan will be accompanied by a Joint Action under the Health Programme on forecasting health workforce needs and workforce planning.

The next update of the Master plan could address the link between the performance plan (high level needs) and the Master plan (technological response to the need for improving the network performance).

On 18 June 2007, the Council approved Guidelines for Command and Control Structure for EU Civilian Operations in Crisis Management; these Guidelines notably provide that a Civilian Operation Commander will exercise command and control at strategic level for the planning and conduct of all civilian crisis management operations, under the political control and strategic direction of the Political and Security Committee (PSC) and the overall authority of the Secretary-General/High Representative for the CFSP (SG/HR); these Guidelines further provide that the Director of the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) established withi ...[+++]n the Council Secretariat will, for each civilian crisis management operation, be the Civilian Operation Commander.

5. The Steering Board may meet in specific compositions (such as National Defence Research Directors, National Armaments Directors, National Defence Planners or Policy Directors).