Deutscher Pflegerat E.V.

What Deutscher Pflegerat E.V. does

Deutscher Pflegerat e.V. (DPR) is a Berlin-based, non-profit professional umbrella association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 1998 that serves as the unified federal political voice of nursing professionals and midwives in Germany. It represents approximately 26 member and supporting associations, coordinating their interests in dialogue with federal policymakers, media, and the public. The organization addresses workforce shortages, working conditions, professional autonomy, education standards, and healthcare reform, and is led by President Christine Vogler (confirmed May 2025) and Vice President Irene Maier.

DPR's core offerings span advocacy publications, professional standards frameworks, digital education, and events. Key products include: the annual Deutscher Pflegetag conference (Germany's leading nursing congress, with 10,000 attendees, 111 exhibitors, and 400 speakers across 130 events in 2025); the BAPID II ("Bildungsarchitektur für die Pflege") education architecture project, which defines unified nursing role profiles; the "Infusion Zukunft – Pflegepolitik mit Köpfchen" podcast distributed across major platforms; the Digitalisierungsbotschaft e-learning platform on healthcare digitalization; and a broad portfolio of position papers, expert papers, and press releases. Its technology stack consists of digital communication channels (website, podcast hosting, social media presence on Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Bluesky) rather than proprietary commercial technology.

DPR's business model is a non-profit association structure funded through three streams: recurring membership dues from its ~26 member associations, event revenue from the Deutscher Pflegetag conference (exhibitor fees, sponsorships), and donations/support from partners and foundations such as Robert Bosch Stiftung. It does not sell commercial products; its position papers, podcast, and learning platform are provided free of charge to the public. Distribution occurs through its member association network, the annual conference, and self-serve digital channels, with its go-to-market motion centered on community-led advocacy and professional community building rather than commercial sales.

Name

Deutscher Pflegerat E.V.

Legal name

Deutscher Pflegerat e.V.

Website

https://deutscher-pflegerat.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Deutscher Pflegerat e.V. is a Berlin-based non-profit umbrella association founded in 1998 that represents approximately 26 nursing and midwifery member associations as the unified federal political voice of Germany's nursing professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Nursing Association

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health & Population Intergovernmental Bodies (BPADAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Medical & Health Sciences Congresses (THAHAJAA)

Keywords

• Nursing policy advocacy
• Professional nursing association
• Healthcare workforce advocacy
• Nursing education standards
• Professional congress organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: Deutscher Pflegerat is funded through membership dues from its approximately 26 member and supporting associations representing nurses and midwives in Germany.
2. Event revenue: Revenue from hosting the Deutscher Pflegetag conference, Germany's leading nursing congress.
3. Donations and support: The organization accepts donations and has partners and supporters (Partner und Förderer).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Deutscher Pflegerat E.V. is the united federal political voice of nursing professionals and midwives in Germany, functioning as an umbrella association of approximately 26 member and supporting associations. It represents the collective interests of professionally active nurses and midwives through policy advocacy, expert position papers, professional development frameworks (BAPID II), digitalization training (Digitalisierungsbotschaft), and the annual Deutscher Pflegetag congress.

Product overview

Deutscher Pflegerat E.V. is a professional nursing and midwifery advocacy association (Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Pflege- und Hebammenwesen), not a product company. Its offerings consist of advocacy-driven digital content, professional standards, educational frameworks, and events. The core offerings include: the podcast series "Infusion Zukunft – Pflegepolitik mit Köpfchen" for nursing policy communication; the BAPID II education architecture project providing role profiles and professional descriptions; the Expert:innenpapier on nursing terminology architecture for interoperable health data; the Digitalisierungsbotschaft online learning platform for digitalization training; and the annual Deutscher Pflegetag conference. These offerings are supplemented by a broad portfolio of position papers, expert papers, press releases, and policy statements addressing nursing workforce, education, digitalization, and healthcare reform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Podcast "Infusion Zukunft – Pflegepolitik mit Köpfchen" A podcast series that makes nursing policy audible and tangible, providing substantive insights, clear positions, and strong voices for the nursing profession. Available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Deezer, and Amazon Music.
• BAPID II – Bildungsarchitektur der Pflege in Deutschland A nationwide education architecture project providing modern role profiles and clearly defined professional descriptions to make nursing tasks transparent, strengthen professional development, and ensure international compatibility.
• Expert:innenpapier zur bundeseinheitlichen Terminologiearchitektur Expert paper on implementing a nationwide uniform nursing terminology architecture, connecting nursing specialized languages and enabling interoperable integration into health data infrastructure.
• Digitalisierungsbotschaft – Digitalization Training Platform A learning platform enabling nursing staff to recognize opportunities and risks of digitalization in healthcare and take an active role in digitalization projects.
• Deutscher Pflegetag Germany's leading nursing congress and the only national event organized by nursing representatives for all professional nursing staff, featuring high-caliber lectures, panel discussions, workshops, and an exhibition. The 2025 edition drew 10,000 visitors and 400 speakers with 111 exhibitors across 130 events.
• Position Papers, Press Releases, and Expert Statements A comprehensive portfolio of press releases, position papers, expert papers, and statements on nursing policy topics including working conditions, professional autonomy, education, digitalization, and healthcare reform.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000 visitors at Deutscher Pflegetag 2025 with Bundesgesundheitsministerin Nina Warken as patron
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Verband der Ersatzkassen e.V. (vdek), bpa e.V., and other partnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Coalition calling for faster professional recognition of foreign nursing qualifications. The organizations jointly advocate for accelerated recognition procedures for international nursing professionals.
• Bündnis Digitalisierung in der PflegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 September 2023Coalition of healthcare IT organizations including bvitg, Care for Innovation, DEVAP, Deutscher Pflegerat, and Fachverband IT in der Medizin working together to advance digitalization in nursing care. Jointly produces position papers and recommendations for digital healthcare transformation.
• Landespflegeräte (State Nursing Councils)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDPR works closely with state-level nursing councils as part of its Landespflegeräte initiative, coordinating nursing representation across all German states.
• Bundesverband privater Anbieter sozialer Dienste e.V. (bpa)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint advocacy for reliable staffing in nursing care as part of the nursing reform legislative efforts, including PNOG and GKV-Beitragssatzstabilisierungsgesetz.
• Deutsche Krankenhausgesellschaft (DKG) and ver.dicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTripartite partnership for nursing staff staffing instruments (PPR 2.0). The three organizations jointly developed the Pflegepersonal-Regelung 2.0 for hospitals as part of the Konzertierte Aktion Pflege.
• BundeszahnärztekammerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint position paper on oral health in care for people with disabilities and nursing support needs, emphasizing the connection between oral and general health.
• Robert Bosch StiftungminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceived the 'Neustart! Zukunftsagenda – für Gesundheit, Partizipation und Gemeinwohl' from the Robert Bosch Foundation, indicating collaborative work on health policy agenda.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bundeszahnärztekammer (BZÄK): German Dental Association — a federal-level professional body for dentists with the same organizational structure as DPR. Active partner of DPR on joint position papers (e.g., oral health in care), with directly comparable role in representing a healthcare profession at federal level.
• bpa (Bundesverband privater Anbieter sozialer Dienste): German federal association of private social service providers, including nursing care providers. Strategic partner of DPR (e.g., PNOG advocacy) but also a competing voice in nursing workforce policy — comparable in representing private-sector nursing stakeholders at federal level.
• Deutscher Hebammenverband: German Midwives Association — a member association of DPR representing midwives specifically. Directly comparable in mission and structure (professional association for a healthcare profession) and overlaps significantly with DPR on midwifery policy issues.
• Marburger Bund: Germany's association of hospital doctors and a physicians' union — directly comparable to DPR in representing a healthcare profession at the federal level, with similar advocacy, salary negotiation, and working-condition focus, but operating as a combined association and union.
• ver.di (Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft): Germany's largest services sector trade union, which represents a substantial portion of nurses and care workers. Competes with DPR for nursing member mindshare while also partnering on policy initiatives like PPR 2.0 — a comparable but much larger advocacy organization.
• American Nurses Association (ANA): US national nursing professional association. Closely comparable in mission (federal-level nursing advocacy, professional standards, education) with substantially larger scale, budget, and direct-membership structure than DPR's umbrella model.
• Bundesärztekammer (BÄK): German Medical Association — the federal professional body representing physicians in Germany. Operates with the same federal advocacy structure as DPR but for the medical profession; directly comparable governance model, similar policy advocacy focus, and parallel role in healthcare reform.
• Royal College of Nursing (RCN): UK national nursing professional body and trade union. Directly comparable in function — represents nurses in policy advocacy, professional standards, and education — with a longer history of operating as a combined professional association and union.
• Deutscher Berufsverband für Pflegeberufe (DBfK): German Professional Association for Nursing Professions — a national nursing professional body with overlapping mandate to DPR. Directly comparable in representing nurses in policy advocacy, professional standards, and education; competes for individual nurse mindshare.

Broad incumbents

• International Council of Nurses (ICN): Global federation of national nursing associations. Comparable in mission (nursing profession advocacy) but operates internationally rather than at national level — sets global nursing policy and standards that DPR aligns with via BAPID II's international compatibility work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@deutscher_pflegerat
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/deutscher-pflegerat-e.v.
• Instagraminstagram.com/deutscher_pflegerat

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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