Exploration of Estimated Emigration Trends of Polish Health Professionals.

ABSTRACT: Due to the significant staff shortages, emigration of health professionals is one of the key challenges for many healthcare systems. The aim of this article is to explore the estimated trends and directions of emigration among Polish health professionals. The emigration phenomenon of Polish health professionals is still under-researched and the number of studies in this field is limited. Thus, the authors have triangulated data using two methods: a data analysis of five national registers maintained by chambers of professionals (doctors, nurses, midwives, physiotherapists, pharmacists, and laboratory diagnosticians), and data analysis from the Regulated Profession Database in The EU Single Market. According to the data from national registers, between 7-9% of practicing doctors and nurses

SUBMITTER: Domagala A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8776200 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature