Imbalance in the health workforce Imbalance in the health workforce is a major concern in both developed and developing countries. It is a complex issue that encompasses a wide range of possible situations. This paper aims to contribute not only to a better understanding of the issues related to imbalance through a critical review of its definition and nature, but also to the development of an analytical framework. The framework emphasizes the number and types of factors affecting health workforce imbalances, and facilitates the development of policy tools and their assessment. Moreover, to facilitate comparisons between health workforce imbalances, a typology of imbalances is proposed that differentiates between profession/specialty imbalances, geographical imbalances, institutional and services imbalances and gender imbalances.
International nurse recruitment and NHS vacancies: a cross-sectional analysisBackground: Foreign-trained nurse recruits exceeded the number of new British-trained recruits on the UK nurse register for the first time in 2001. As the nursing shortage continues, health care service providers rely increasingly on overseas nurses to fill the void. Which areas benefit the most? And where would the NHS be without them?
Methods:
Using cross-sectional data from the 2004 Nursing and Midwifery Council register, nurse resident postcodes are mapped to Strategic Health Authorities to see where foreign recruits locate and how they affect nurse shortages throughout the UK.
Staffing and Worker Injury in Nursing Homes
Objectives. We examined the relationship between nursing home staffing levels
and worker injury rates in 445 nursing homes in 3 states.
Methods.
from 3 states (Ohio, West Virginia, and Maryland) for the year 2000. We then
linked these data to Medicare’s Online Survey, Certification and Reporting system
to obtain nursing home staffing details and organizational descriptors. We used
ordinary least squares and log-transformed regression models to examine the association
between worker injury rate and nursing home staffing and organizational
characteristics.We obtained First Reports of Injury and workers’ compensation data
