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*The looming crisis of the health workforce: How can OECD countries respond?*
*Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development* *(OECD, 2008)*
Website: www.oecd.org/health/workforce.
Introduction: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/25/15/41509236.pdf
Table of content: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/25/14/41509461.pdf
"…..OECD countries face a challenge in responding to the growing demand for doctors and nurses over the next 20 years. This challenge arises in a world which is already characterised by significant international migration of health workers, both across OECD countries and between some developing countries and the OECD area.
What combination of human-resource management policies and migration policies is adopted by OECD countries? How do migration and other health workforce policies interact with each other? How can destination countries build a sustainable health workforce? What are the consequences of emigration of doctors and nurses for origin countries?
Drawing from selected OECD countries' experience, the study also provides for selected countries (Canada, France, Italy, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States) an overview of health workforce policies implemented to build adequate human resources for the provision of health care…."
All case studies are available through these following links:
Canada: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/7/59/41590427.pdf
France http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/13/10/41437407.pdf
Italy http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/34/10/41431698.pdf
New Zealand http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/46/41/40673065.pdf
United Kingdom http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/48/2/41500789.pdf
United States (nurses) http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/34/9/41431864.pdf
United States (doctors) http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/48/1/41500843.pdf
WHO-OECD hosted dialogue on migration and other health workforce issues in a global economy*
Geneva, 20-21 October 2008 <http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/32/56/41520380.pdf>