The impact of the financial crisis on human resources for health policies in three southern-Europe countries

• Authors: Correia T, Dussault G, Pontes C
• Publication Year: 2015
• Journal: Health Policy
• Link: http://www.healthpolicyjrnl.com/article/S0168-8510(15)00196-7/fulltext

The public health sector has been the target of austerity measures since the global financial crisis started in 2008, while health workforce costs have been a source of rapid savings in most European Union countries. This article aims to explore how health workforce policies have evolved in three southern European countries under external constraints imposed by emergency financial programmes […]
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