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Positive practice environments for health care professionals
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Today there is a global health workforce crisis – one marked by critical imbalances. Many countries are faced with the challenge of shortages of dentists, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists and other health workers. In some countries these shortages co-exist with underemployed and unemployed health professionals, because of funding shortfalls, planning inadequacies and geographic imbalances between the supply of health providers and the demand for their services.
The reasons for the crisis are varied and complex, but key among them are unhealthy work environments and the poor organisational climate that characterise many workplaces. The ongoing underinvestment in the health sector, coupled with poor employment conditions and policies (such as exposure to occupational hazards, discrimination and physical and psychological violence; insufficient remuneration; unfavourable work-life balances; unreasonable work loads, limited career development opportunities, etc.) have resulted in a deterioration of working conditions for health professionals in many countries. There is clear evidence globally that this has a serious negative impact on the recruitment and retention of health professionals, the productivity and performance of health facilities, and, ultimately, on patient outcomes.
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Healthcare Management
English
2008
1-6
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