Is there a doctor in the house? : averting a post-pandemic staffing crisis in the NHS.
by Tovey, Mark.Institute of Economic Affairs.
Series: Covid-19 briefing ; 17 (October 2020).Publisher: IEA, London : 2020.Description: 43p.Summary: The UK ranks 27th out of 36 OECD countries for number of physicians, and around 30 per cent of doctors on GP and specialist registers are over 55 years old. The UK relies more heavily on foreign-trained physicians than comparable countries – but within a decade it could become increasingly difficult to meet demand this way. While population growth and ageing have increased demand for doctors, such demographic factors could mean a staffing crisis is on the horizon. This paper suggests a range of cost-effective solutions to plug doctor shortages once the Covid-19 crisis has passed..Subject(s): medical staff | general practitioners | quality adjusted life years | workforce | staff shortage | future studies | future trends | workforce planning | medical profession | international perspectives | evaluation | Covid-19 | pandemics | viewsDigital copyAvailability: Online access | Online access Note: ; IEA research. List(s) this item appears in: Covid-19: health and social care recovery in England [January 2023]
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The UK ranks 27th out of 36 OECD countries for number of physicians, and around 30 per cent of doctors on GP and specialist registers are over 55 years old. The UK relies more heavily on foreign-trained physicians than comparable countries – but within a decade it could become increasingly difficult to meet demand this way. While population growth and ageing have increased demand for doctors, such demographic factors could mean a staffing crisis is on the horizon. This paper suggests a range of cost-effective solutions to plug doctor shortages once the Covid-19 crisis has passed.
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