Difference between revisions of "Future shortage in healthcare workers effects availability hospital care negatively"
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==Enablers:== | ==Enablers:== | ||
• The increasing number of medical specialists that are working part-time | • The increasing number of medical specialists that are working part-time<br> | ||
• Increasing demand for specialistic diagnosis/care | • Increasing demand for specialistic diagnosis/care<br> | ||
• Backlog in investments in hospitals | • Backlog in investments in hospitals<br> | ||
• Higher demands for quality hospital care | • Higher demands for quality hospital care<br> | ||
==Inhibitors:== | ==Inhibitors:== | ||
Revision as of 14:45, 17 October 2005
Description:
The upcoming shortage of (para-)medical professionals will lead to a restricted availability of hospital care. This can e.g. lead to ‘post-code healthcare’ (redistribution of care to those who can affort it) or to an evenly distributed shortage
Enablers:
• The increasing number of medical specialists that are working part-time
• Increasing demand for specialistic diagnosis/care
• Backlog in investments in hospitals
• Higher demands for quality hospital care
Inhibitors:
- Awareness
- A renewed respect for the aging stage of the lifecycle
Paradigms:
Respect for Elderly versus Youth
Experts:
Timing:
Web Resources:
- World Report on violence and death - Chapter 5 - Abuse of the elderly. http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/global_campaign/en/chap5.pdf