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A call for action to establish a research agenda for building a future health workforce in Europe

The importance of a sustainable health workforce is increasingly recognised. However, the building of a future health workforce that is responsive to diverse population needs and demographic and economic change remains insufficiently understood. There is a compelling argument to be made for a comprehensive research agenda to address the questions. With a focus on Europe […]
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Evaluation of medical and nursing graduated training’s: Case study in two Portuguese language countries, 2013 

Introduction: The impact demonstration of the training programs financed by the development support institutions is felt as more and more needed. In 2013, the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian requested the evaluation of the Contract for Short Term Courses for Health Professionals from Portuguese Speaking African Countries and East Timor, in Portugal. In response, we implemented a […]
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Work environment issues and intention-to-leave in Portuguese nurses: A cross-sectional study

This study extends the Registered Nurses Forecasting (RN4CAST) study evidence base with newly collected data from Portuguese nurses working in acute care hospitals, in which the measurement of the quality of work environment, workload and its association with intention-to-leave emerge as of key importance. Data included surveys of 2235 nurses in 144 nursing units in […]
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Nurse migration in the EU: a moving target?

The nursing profession is the most numerous and increasingly mobile element of the health workforce. Imbalances of nurse supply and demand across the EU/EEA are generating challenges for policy-makers and managers. Increasing mobility within the EU/EEA has been caused by countries targeting others within the region to fill nursing vacancy posts, although the number of […]
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Trends of cross-border mobility of physicians and nurses between Portugal and Spain

Health workforce cross-border mobility has an impact not only on individual health workers, but also on how health services are organized, planned, and delivered. This paper presents the results of a study of current mobility trends of health professionals along the borders between Portugal and Spain. The objective was to describe the profile of mobile physicians and nurses; to elicit the opinions of employers on mobility factors; to describe incentive policies to retain or attract health professionals; and to collect and analyse employers’ opinions on the impact of this mobility on their health services.
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GHTM is a R&D Unit that brings together researchers from IHMT with a track record in Tropical Medicine and International/Global Health. It aims at strengthening Portugal's role as a leading partner in the development and implementation of a global health research agenda. Our evidence-based interventions contribute to the promotion of equity in health and to improve the health of populations.

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