Health workforce forecast in the university hospital: evidence from Lithuania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increasing shortage of staff in healthcare facilities worldwide calls for a human resource planning strategy in order to ensure safe, timely and patient-centred care. The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis and supply and demand projections of nurses, midwives, and radiographers within the labor market of the largest university hospital in the Baltic States by 2030.

Methods

The staff supply was calculated on the intake and outflow of persons in the labour market annually for various factors. Projections for the demand of nurses, midwives, and radiographers took into account the different needs of the population, categorized by gender and age, for the services offered within the institution.

Results

The analysis highlights significant project

SUBMITTER: Vanckaviciene A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11409753 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature