New Zealand's health system is grappling with a severe workforce shortage. Media reports frequently highlight individuals and families being unable to access timely health care, exacerbated by a shortage of general practitioners ...
Jul 30, 2024
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Growing imbalance in the supply versus demand for anesthesia care providers poses difficult challenges for the U.S. health care system. Expert viewpoints on the evolving shortage and potential solutions to meet the need for ...
Jun 18, 2024
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Community health workers are the frontline members of the U.S. public health workforce. They're also among the most diverse part of that workforce—about 40% are non-white, and that number is increasing.
Mar 12, 2024
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Colin Orr, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics, is a co-author of a supplement article published in Pediatrics on Feb. 1.
Feb 6, 2024
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Several key public health occupations are lacking a Standard Occupational Classification code (SOC), including disease intervention specialists, public health nurses, policy analysts, and program managers, and without valid ...
Dec 20, 2023
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The tumultuous royal commission into the Australian aged care system concluded two years ago with a suite of 148 recommendations—a complete overhaul of "an aged care system in crisis," according to Anika Wells, the federal ...
Oct 23, 2023
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Burnout is a prevalent problem for the health workforce, associated with employee turnover, absenteeism and depression. Burnout has also been shown to increase risk of medical errors and raises concerns about patient safety.
Oct 12, 2023
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New research from the University of South Australia reveals that rural experience could be the key factor in increasing the number of health workers in Australia's rural and remote communities.
Jul 6, 2023
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Health departments have a historic opportunity to bolster their workforce due to new funding but often do not have accurate or updated job descriptions or short, attention-grabbing job postings to use as marketing tools for ...
Jul 5, 2023
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Although the situation is improving, Latinos and especially Mexican Americans, remain very underrepresented in U.S. health professions that require advanced degrees, according to a study published today in the journal Health ...
Jul 5, 2023
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