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

Authors: Kuhlmann E, Batenburg R, Wismar M, Dussault G, Maier CB, Glinos IA, Azzopardi-Muscat N, Bond C, Burau V, Correia T, Groenewegen PP, Hansen J, Hunter DJ, Khan U, Kluge HH, Kroezen M, Leone C, Santric-Milicevic M, Sermeus W, Ungureanu M
Publication Year: 2018
Journal: Health Research Policy and Systems
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29925432

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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Work environment issues and intention-to-leave in Portuguese nurses: A cross-sectional study

Authors: Aiken L, Anderson JE, Bruyneel L, Dussault G, Henriques de Jesus É, Leone C, Murrells T, Rafferty AM, Sermeus W
Publication Year: 2015
Journal: Health Policy
Link: http://www.healthpolicyjrnl.com/article/S0168-8510(15)00243-2/fulltext%20

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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Recruitment and retention of health professionals across Europe: A literature review and multiple case study research

Authors: Barriball L, Bremner J, Buchan J, Craveiro I, Dieleman M, Dussault G, Jansen C, Kroezen M, Rafferty AM, Sermeus W
Publication Year: 2015
Journal: Health Policy
Link: http://www.healthpolicyjrnl.com/article/S0168-8510(15)00190-6/fulltext

Many European countries are faced with health workforce shortages and the need to develop effective recruitment and retention (R&R) strategies. Yet comparative studies on R&R in Europe are scarce. This paper provides an overview of the measures in place to improve the R&R of health professionals across Europe and offers further insight into the evidence […]
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A call for action to establish a research agenda for building a future health workforce in Europe

Work environment issues and intention-to-leave in Portuguese nurses: A cross-sectional study

Recruitment and retention of health professionals across Europe: A literature review and multiple case study research

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