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ISBN:
978-92-64-05043-3
Publication date:
October 2008

Pages: 95

The looming crisis of the health workforce:
How can OECD countries respond? (OECD, 2008)

Introduction | Table of contents |

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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?

The detailed statistics, tables and charts contained in the report are available via the StatLinks printed in the book (EXCEL™).

ISBN:
978-92-64-03285-9
Publication date:
9 September 2007

Pages: 399

International Migration Outlook (OECD, 2007)

Editorial |
Special chapter: Immigrant Health Workers in OECD Countries in the Broader Context of Highly Skilled Migration

This chapter presents a comprehensive and relevant picture of immigrants in the health sector in OECD countries, in order to better inform the policy dialogue at national and international levels. Section one refers to different sources of data to qualify the nature and the scope of international migration of doctors and nurses in OECD countries and deals with the main issues at stake for origin countries. Section two provides an evaluation of the most recent trends and section three reviews migration policies of OECD member countries related to health professionals. The conclusion summarises the main findings and identifies the opportunities and challenges for origin and receiving countries.

The detailed statistics, tables and charts contained in the report are available via the StatLinks printed in the book (EXCEL™).

WHO-OECD hosted dialogue on migration
and other health workforce issues in a global economy
Geneva, 20-21 October 2008

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Organization for Economic Development (OECD) collaborated in the organization of the conference, "WHO-OECD Hosted Dialogue on Migration and other Health Workforce issues in a Global Economy". The core objectives of this conference are:

to identify priority areas for future research at international level;
to strengthen international collaboration on international health worker migration, including the establishment of mechanisms for monitoring flows and stocks of health professional migrants;
to stimulate actions in participating countries along the lines of the options discussed during the Dialogue.

Program
Presentations
Related documentation
Dedicated WHO website

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COUNTRY CASE STUDIES (published as OECD Health Working Papers)
Canada	France	Italy	New Zealand	United Kingdom
United States (nurses)	United States (doctors)

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ESSENTIAL MATERIAL
	Health Workforce and Migration Data Number of health professionals (doctors, nurses, dentists and pharmacists) by place of birth (circa 2001) Expatriation rates by country of birth (circa 2001) Number of doctors and nurses by place of training (circa 2005)
Other OECD studies on health workforce The Remuneration of General Practitioners and Specialists in 14 OECD Countries (2008, OECD Health WP No. 41) The Supply of Physician Services in OECD Countries (2006, OECD Health WP No. 21) Tackling Nurse Shortages in OECD Countries (2005, OECD Health WP No. 19) Skill-Mix and Policy Change in the Health Workforce: Nurses in Advanced Roles (2004, OECD Health WP No. 17) The international mobility of health professionals: An evaluation and analysis based on the case of South Africa (Trends in International Migration, SOPEMI, OECD, 2003)
	Other websites www.who.int/topics/health_workforce/en/ www.oecd.org/health/healthdata www.who.int/workforcealliance/en

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Other OECD ongoing projects related to health workforce

Long term care workforce and international migration. An upcoming OECD report analyses the growing demand for human resources in the long-term care sector. Drawing from selected OECD countries’ experience, the study provides an overview of the long-term care workforce policies to build adequate human resources for the provision of long-term care - including improving retention, training and international recruitment. It also discusses challenges to address workforce shortages.

Future OECD work on health workforce. The OECD plans to undertake new work on health workforce issues, including on nurses working conditions and workforce management policies, and on education and training of health professionals. More information will be available on this webpage in due course.

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