Human Resources for Health (2025)

Increasing the number of midwives is necessary but not sufficient: using global data to support the case for investment in both midwife availability and the enabling work environment in low- and middle-income countries

Most countries are off-track to achieve global maternal and newborn health goals. Global stakeholders agree that investment in midwifery is an important element of the solution. During a global shortage of hea...

Authors: Andrea Nove, Martin Boyce, Sarah Neal, Caroline S. E. Homer, Tina Lavender, Zoë Matthews and Soo Downe

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:54

Content type: Research Published on: 22 July 2024

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Love over gold and mind over matter? Identifying capabilities that preserve medical assistants’ sustainable employability

Medical assistants (MAs) are crucial for affordable, high-quality primary care, but what motivates this low-wage occupational group to stay in their job remains underexplored. This paper identifies the work as...

Authors: Bram P. I. Fleuren, Alden Yuanhong Lai, Lynda Gruenewald-Schmitz, Jennifer Larkin and Christina T. Yuan

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:53

Content type: Research Published on: 22 July 2024

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The weaponization of professionalism against physicians of color

Though we have made ample advances in the field of medicine in recent years, our idea of professionalism continues to be based on the standard of how white men dressed in the nineteenth century. Such a standar...

Authors: Maria Borrero, Lauren Kiel, Inas Abuali, Zalaya K. Ivy and Narjust Florez

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:52

Content type: Commentary Published on: 16 July 2024

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Workforce estimate to treat mental disorders in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Mental, neurological, and substance abuse (MNS) disorders describe a range of conditions that affect the brain and cause distress or functional impairment. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), MNS disor...

Authors: Eileen Lee, Tim A. Bruckner, Mohammad Alluhidan, Adwa Alamri, Abdulhameed Alhabeeb, Ziad Nakshabandi, Mohammed M. J. Alqahtani, Christopher H. Herbst, Mariam M. Hamza and Nahar Alazemi

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:51

Content type: Research Published on: 16 July 2024

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Prevalence and risk of burnout among HIV service providers in South Africa and Zambia: findings from the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial

In the high disease burden and resource-constrained contexts of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), health workers experience a range of psychosocial stressors that leave them vulnerable to developing burnout, which can...

Authors: Mara C. Steinhaus, Tamaryn J. Nicholson, Triantafyllos Pliakas, Abigail Harper, Pamela Lilleston, Tila Mainga, Deborah Milimo, Karen Jennings, Nelis Grobbelaar, Francoise Louis, Handri Liebenberg, Richard J. Hayes, Sarah Fidler, Helen Ayles, Peter Bock, Graeme Hoddinott…

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:50

Content type: Research Published on: 8 July 2024

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Willingness to pay for chronic disease management services provided by primary care nurses

Due to the rapid increase in chronic diseases in South Korea, the Korean government has expanded chronic disease management to primary care. Thus, the role of primary care nurses is critical. However, the fee ...

Authors: HanNah Park and JuYoung Yoon

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:49

Content type: Research Published on: 8 July 2024

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Recruiting refugees to reduce labour shortages in health care professions: experimental evidence on the potential of foreign-language outreach on social media

Many high-income countries are grappling with severe labour shortages in the healthcare sector. Refugees and recent migrants present a potential pool for staff recruitment due to their higher unemployment rate...

Authors: Jasper Tjaden, Miriam Seuthe and Sebastian Weinert

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:48

Content type: Research Published on: 3 July 2024

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Impacts of industrial actions, protests, strikes and lockouts by health and care workers during COVID-19 and other pandemic contexts: a systematic review

Public health emergencies of international concern (PHEICs) as the COVID-19 pandemic and others that have occurred since the early 2000s put enormous pressure on health and care systems. This is being a contex...

Authors: Isabel Craveiro, Pradeep Kumar Choudhury, Ana Paula Cavalcante de OLiveira, Alessandra Pereira, Inês Fronteira, Raphael Chança, Giorgio Cometto, Mario Roberto Dal Poz and Paulo Ferrinho

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:47

Content type: Review Published on: 2 July 2024

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Harnessing peer mentorship as a tool to turn human resource for health brain drain into brain gain: a case study of a Nigerian peer-mentored research group

Peer mentorship can be a potential tool to reduce the disparities in health research capacity between high- and low- and middle-income countries. This case study describes the potential of peer mentorship to t...

Authors: Patience Toyin-Thomas, Oghenebrume Wariri and Paul Ikhurionan

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:46

Content type: Case study Published on: 27 June 2024

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Gender income differences among general practitioners with compulsory services in early career stage in underdeveloped areas: evidence from a prospective cohort study in China

Gender equality and the gender income gap in medicine are long-standing global problems. Although gender-related differences have been widely studied in developed countries, they remain unclear in underdevelop...

Authors: Haoqing Tang, Mingyue Li, Huixian Zheng, Xiaotian Zhang and Xiaoyun Liu

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:45

Content type: Research Published on: 27 June 2024

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Forecast accuracy of demand for registered nurses and its determinants in South Korea

Despite the significance of demand forecasting accuracy for the registered nurse (RN) workforce, few studies have evaluated past forecasts.

Authors: Suyong Jeong

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:44

Content type: Research Published on: 25 June 2024

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Equivalence between physicians and associate clinicians in the frequency of iatrogenic urogenital fistula following cesarean section in Tanzania and Malawi

Physicians and associate (non-physician) clinicians conduct cesarean sections in Tanzania and Malawi. Urogenital fistulas may occur as complications of cesarean section. Location and circumstances can indicate...

Authors: Carrie J. Ngongo, Thomas J. I. P. Raassen, Jos van Roosmalen, Marietta Mahendeka, Ladeisha Lombard and Elizabeth Bukusi

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:43

Content type: Research Published on: 24 June 2024

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Social support, psychological capital, multidimensional job burnout, and turnover intention of primary medical staff: a path analysis drawing on conservation of resources theory

Job burnout is a prevalent and emerging challenge in the primary medical system, causing mass turnover, especially of primary medical staff. Little attention has been paid to the different dimensions of job bu...

Authors: Guimei Chen, Jing Wang, Qian Huang, Lingzhi Sang, Jing Yan, Ren Chen, Jing Cheng, Li Wang, Dongmei Zhang and Hong Ding

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:42

Content type: Research Published on: 19 June 2024

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What constitutes an employer of choice? A qualitative triangulation investigation

Employer of choice (EOC) is a relatively new phenomenon, particularly in Human Resources Management. Existing employees and prospective talent have reasons and expectations to designate an employer as an EOC. ...

Authors: Mohamed Mohiya

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:41

Content type: Research Published on: 18 June 2024

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Physician assistants/associates in psychiatry: a workforce analysis

Physician assistants/associates (PAs) provide services in diverse medical specialties globally, including psychiatry. While health professionals in psychiatry have been described for many years, little is know...

Authors: Mirela Bruza-Augatis, Andrzej Kozikowski, Roderick S. Hooker and Kasey Puckett

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:40

Content type: Research Published on: 18 June 2024

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Effect of COVID-19 response work experience on turnover intention among employees of dedicated COVID-19 hospitals in Seoul

According to previous studies, stress and job burnout among medical personnel increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study analyzed the effect of the experience of COVID-19 response work on the intention...

Authors: Eunyoung Park, Chang Hoon You, Hyojee Joung and Young Dae Kwon

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:39

Content type: Research Published on: 13 June 2024

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Clinical competency of nurses trained in competency-based versus objective-based education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a qualitative study

Designing competency-based education (CBE) programmes is a priority in global nursing education for better nursing care for the population. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), object-based education...

Authors: Mari Nagai, Miyuki Oikawa, Tomoko Komagata, Josué Désiré Bapitani Basuana, Gérard Kahombo Ulyabo, Yui Minagawa, Sadatoshi Matsuoka, Yuriko Egami, Mari Honda and Toyomitsu Tamura

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:38

Content type: Research Published on: 4 June 2024

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Mutual recognition of qualifications, health workforce migration, and graduate outcomes: a comparative mapping study of undergraduate dental education in Europe

The resource needs of health services are served by the recognition of qualifications across borders which allows professionals to migrate between countries. The movement of dentists across the European Union ...

Authors: Marie Bryce, Sally Hanks, Lorna Burns, Daniel Zahra and Thomas Gale

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:37

Content type: Research Published on: 4 June 2024

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The influence of hospital accreditation on nurses’ perceptions of patient safety culture

Hospitals’ accreditation process is carried out to enhance the quality of hospitals’ care and patient safety practices as well. The current study aimed to investigate the influence of hospitals’ accreditation ...

Authors: Islam Ali Oweidat, Huda Atiyeh, Mohammed Alosta, Khalid Al-Mugheed, Amany Anwar Saeed Alabdullah, Majdi M. Alzoubi and Sally Mohammed Farghaly Abdelaliem

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:36

Content type: Research Published on: 28 May 2024

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What inhibits “speaking up” for patient safety among healthcare workers? A cross-sectional study in Malaysia

In healthcare, “speaking up” refers to when healthcare workers raise concerns regarding patient safety through questions, sharing information, or expressing their opinion to prevent harmful incidents and ensur...

Authors: Alex Ren Jye Kim, Kimihiro Nishino, Mohamad Adam Bujang, Zubalqiah Zulkifli, Souphalak Inthaphatha and Eiko Yamamoto

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:35

Content type: Research Published on: 28 May 2024

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The importance and feasibility of hospital interventions to prevent and manage patient aggression and violence against physicians in China: a Delphi study

Aggression and violence by patient (and their relatives/friends) is widely acknowledged as a serious occupational hazard, with physicians being particularly susceptible to witnessing and experiencing such inci...

Authors: Yuhan Wu, Martina Buljac-Samardzic, Dahai Zhao and C. T. B. Ahaus

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:34

Content type: Research Published on: 27 May 2024

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Trends in the geographic inequality of advanced practice nursing workforce in cancer care in Japan from 1996 to 2022: a panel data analysis

Cancer was ranked as the second leading cause of global mortality in 2019, with an increasing incidence. An adequate workforce of healthcare professionals with special skills and knowledge in cancer care is vi...

Authors: Tomoko Tamaki, Noriko Morioka, Ako Machida and Masayo Kashiwagi

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:33

Content type: Research Published on: 27 May 2024

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Human and financial resource needs for universal access to WHO-PEN interventions for diabetes and hypertension care in Eswatini: results from a time-and-motion and bottom-up costing study

Eswatini faces persistent challenges in providing care for diabetes and hypertension, exacerbated by a shortage of healthcare workers. The implementation of WHO-PEN interventions aimed to address these issues,...

Authors: Harsh Vivek Harkare, Brianna Osetinsky, Ntombifuthi Ginindza, Bongekile Thobekile Cindzi, Nomfundo Mncina, Babatunde Akomolafe, Lisa-Rufaro Marowa, Nyasatu Ntshalintshali and Fabrizio Tediosi

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:32

Content type: Research Published on: 27 May 2024

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Developing a competency model for Chinese general practitioners: a mixed-methods study

The Chinese government has formulated a series of policies and strengthened training of general practitioners (GPs) to support their role as “gatekeepers” of residents’ health. This study aimed to explore the ...

Authors: Xue Gong, Xu Zhang, Xinyan Zhang, Yixuan Li, Yang Zhang and Xiaosong Yu

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:31

Content type: Research Published on: 27 May 2024

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Global estimate of burnout among the public health workforce: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Burnout is an occupational phenomenon resulting from chronic workplace stress. We conducted this review to estimate the pooled global prevalence of burnout among the public health workforce.

Authors: Ramya Nagarajan, Padmavathi Ramachandran, Rajendran Dilipkumar and Prabhdeep Kaur

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:30

Content type: Review Published on: 21 May 2024

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Mapping the needs of healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients using the socio-ecological framework: a rapid scoping review

Undoubtedly, the mental health of healthcare workers (HCWs) was negatively affected because of caring for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, literature is limited on mapping the challenges and nee...

Authors: Pinelopi Konstantinou, Vaso Theofanous, Maria Karekla and Angelos P. Kassianos

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:29

Content type: Review Published on: 21 May 2024

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Coping strategies, resilience and quality of life: reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic among Romanian physicians

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented multiple psychological challenges for healthcare workers, such as anxiety, depression, burnout, and substance use disorders. In this research, we investigate the different w...

Authors: Cătălina Angela Crișan, Răzvan Pop, Roland Stretea, Zaki Milhem and Alina-Ioana Forray

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:28

Content type: Research Published on: 7 May 2024

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Correction: A qualitative assessment of barriers and facilitators of telemedicine volunteerism during the COVID-19 pandemic in India

Authors: Karishma D’Souza, Saksham Singh, Christopher M. Westgard and Sharon Barnhardt

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:27

Content type: Correction Published on: 3 May 2024

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A mixed methods evaluation of the impact of ECHO® telementoring model for capacity building of community health workers in India

India has the largest cohort of community health workers with one million Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs). ASHAs play vital role in providing health education and promoting accessible health care se...

Authors: Rajmohan Panda, Supriya Lahoti, Nivedita Mishra, Rajath R. Prabhu, Kalpana Singh, Apoorva Karan Rai and Kumud Rai

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:26

Content type: Research Published on: 23 April 2024

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Methods for health workforce projection model: systematic review and recommended good practice reporting guideline

Health workforce projection models are integral components of a robust healthcare system. This research aims to review recent advancements in methodology and approaches for health workforce projection models a...

Authors: John Tayu Lee, Ian Crettenden, My Tran, Daniel Miller, Mark Cormack, Megan Cahill, Jinhu Li, Tomoko Sugiura and Fan Xiang

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:25

Content type: Review Published on: 17 April 2024

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Approaches to locum physician recruitment and retention: a systematic review

A robust workforce of locum tenens (LT) physicians is imperative for health service stability. A systematic review was conducted to synthesize current evidence on the strategies used to facilitate the recruitm...

Authors: Nathan Ferreira, Odessa McKenna, Iain R. Lamb, Alanna Campbell, Lily DeMiglio and Eliseo Orrantia

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:24

Content type: Review Published on: 16 April 2024

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The impact of incentive scheme on rural healthcare workforce availability: a case study of Kazakhstan

During the 1990–2000, Kazakhstan experienced a decline in the number of healthcare professionals working in rural areas. Since 2009, the national government has been implementing financial incentives to encour...

Authors: Bagym Jobalayeva, Zaituna Khismetova, Natalya Glushkova, Zhanat Kozhekenova, Akerke Abzaliyeva, Duman Berikuly and Yuliya Semenova

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:23

Content type: Research Published on: 11 April 2024

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Cost-effectiveness of severe acute malnutrition treatment delivered by community health workers in the district of Mayahi, Niger

A non-randomized controlled trial, conducted from June 2018 to March 2019 in two rural communes in the health district of Mayahi in Niger, showed that including community health workers (CHWs) in the treatment...

Authors: Elisa M. Molanes-López, José M. Ferrer, Abdias Ogobara Dougnon, Abdoul Aziz Gado, Atté Sanoussi, Nassirou Ousmane, Ramatoulaye Hamidou Lazoumar and Pilar Charle-Cuéllar

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:22

Content type: Research Published on: 29 March 2024

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A qualitative assessment of barriers and facilitators of telemedicine volunteerism during the COVID-19 pandemic in India

The COVID-19 pandemic further propelled the recent growth of telemedicine in low-resource countries, with new models of telemedicine emerging, including volunteer-based telemedicine networks. By leveraging exi...

Authors: Karishma D’Souza, Saksham Singh, Christopher M. Westgard and Sharon Barnhardt

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:21

Content type: Research Published on: 22 March 2024

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Primary care providers’ preferences for pay-for-performance programs: a discrete choice experiment study in Shandong China

Pay-for-performance (P4P) schemes are commonly used to incentivize primary healthcare (PHC) providers to improve the quality of care they deliver. However, the effectiveness of P4P schemes can vary depending o...

Authors: Wencai Zhang, Yanping Li, BeiBei Yuan and Dawei Zhu

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:20

Content type: Research Published on: 12 March 2024

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Ophthalmology workforce over a decade in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: demographics, distribution, and future challenges

The ophthalmology workforce is an integral component of any health care system. However, the demand for eye care has imposed a heavy burden on this system. Hence, this study aimed to estimate the trends, demog...

Authors: Tariq Aldebasi, Abdullah M. Alhejji, Bushra H. Bukhari, Nawaf K. Alawad, Sarah M. Alghaihab, Raghad M. Alakel, Albanderi Alhamzah, Tariq Almudhaiyan, Shatha Alfreihi, Malek Alrobaian and Shiji Gangadharan

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:19

Content type: Research Published on: 4 March 2024

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“Family doctors are also people”: a qualitative analysis of how family physicians managed competing personal and professional responsibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic

Family physicians (FPs) fill an essential role in public health emergencies yet have frequently been neglected in pandemic response plans. This exclusion harms FPs in their clinical roles and has unintended co...

Authors: Sarah Spencer, Julia Lukewich, Emily Gard Marshall, Maria Mathews, Shabnam Asghari, Judith B. Brown, Thomas R. Freeman, Paul Gill, Samina Idrees, Rita K. McCracken, Sudit Ranade, Steve Slade, Amanda L. Terry, Jamie Wickett, Eric Wong, Richard Buote…

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:18

Content type: Research Published on: 4 March 2024

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Global migration and factors influencing retention of Asian internationally educated nurses: a systematic review

Given nurses’ increasing international mobility, Asian internationally educated nurses (IENs) represent a critical human resource highly sought after within the global healthcare workforce. Developed countries...

Authors: Danny Shin Kai Ung, Yong Shian Goh, Ryan Yuan Sheng Poon, Yongxing Patrick Lin, Betsy Seah, Violeta Lopez, Kristina Mikkonen, Keng Kwang Yong and Sok Ying Liaw

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:17

Content type: Review Published on: 1 March 2024

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“Superheroes? No, thanks.” Accepting vulnerability in healthcare professionals

In this commentary, we develop a conceptual proposal aimed to explain why a discourse of praise and admiration for healthcare professionals´ limitless dedication can trigger a general indifference to the burno...

Authors: Dolores Morera, Janet Delgado, Elena Lorenzo, María Elisa de Castro-Peraza and Naira Delgado

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:16

Content type: Commentary Published on: 20 February 2024

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Feminization of the health workforce in China: exploring gendered composition from 2002 to 2020

Feminization of health workforce has been globally documented, but it has not been investigated in China. This study aims to analyze changes in the gendered composition of health workforce and explore the tren...

Authors: Mingyue Li, Joanna Raven and Xiaoyun Liu

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:15

Content type: Research Published on: 19 February 2024

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Emotional labor and burnout among nurses in Iran: core self-evaluations as mediator and moderator

This study investigated the mediating and moderating impact of core self-evaluations in the path from emotional labor to burnout. Our hypothesized associations are based on Hobfoll (Rev Gen Psychol 6:307–24, 2...

Authors: Elham Saei, Soheil Sarshar and Raymond T. Lee

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:14

Content type: Research Published on: 9 February 2024

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Deconcentrating regulation in low- and middle-income country health systems: a proposed ambidextrous solution to problems with professional regulation for doctors and nurses in Kenya and Uganda

Regulation can improve professional practice and patient care, but is often weakly implemented and enforced in health systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Taking a de-centred and frontline pers...

Authors: Gerry McGivern, Francis Wafula, Gloria Seruwagi, Tina Kiefer, Anita Musiega, Catherine Nakidde, Dosila Ogira, Mike Gill and Mike English

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:13

Content type: Research Published on: 2 February 2024

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Effects of intensive care unit quality assessment on changes in medical staff in medical institutions and in-hospital mortality

Quality assessments are being introduced in many countries to improve the quality of care and maintain acceptable quality levels. In South Korea, various quality assessments are being conducted to improve the ...

Authors: Seungju Kim, Gui Ok Kim, Syalrom Lee and Yong Uk Kwon

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:12

Content type: Research Published on: 2 February 2024

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Correction: Systems that evaluate international equivalency in health-related professions: ascoping review with a focus on Canada

Authors: Mark Lafave, Yasaman Amannejad, Ulkar Mammadova and Breda Eubank

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:11

Content type: Correction Published on: 31 January 2024

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Impacts for health and care workers of Covid-19 and other public health emergencies of international concern: living systematic review, meta-analysis and policy recommendations

Health and care workers (HCW) faced the double burden of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: as members of a society affected by a public health emergency and as HWC who experienced fear of becoming infected and of infec...

Authors: Inês Fronteira, Verona Mathews, Ranailla Lima Bandeira dos Santos, Karen Matsumoto, Woldekidan Amde, Alessandra Pereira, Ana Paula Cavalcante de Oliveira, Isabel Craveiro, Raphael Chança, Mathieu Boniol, Paulo Ferrinho and Mario Roberto Dal Poz

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:10

Content type: Research Published on: 25 January 2024

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What can we learn from general practitioners who left Spain? A mixed methods international study

International mobility of health workforce affects the performance of health systems and has major relevance in human resources for health policy and planning. To date, there has been little research exploring...

Authors: Sara Calderón-Larrañaga, Ángel González-De-La-Fuente, Ana Belén Espinosa-González, Verónica Casado-Vicente, Óscar Brito-Fernandes, Niek Klazinga and Dionne Kringos

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:9

Content type: Research Published on: 23 January 2024

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Engaging leadership and nurse well-being: the role of the work environment and work motivation—a cross-sectional study

Healthcare literature suggests that leadership behavior has a profound impact on nurse work-related well-being. Yet, more research is needed to better conceptualize, measure, and analyse the concepts of leader...

Authors: Dorothea Kohnen, Hans De Witte, Wilmar B. Schaufeli, Simon Dello, Luk Bruyneel and Walter Sermeus

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:8

Content type: Research Published on: 15 January 2024

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Correction: The transition ofhuman resources forhealth information systems fromtheMDGs intotheSDGs andthepost-pandemic era: reviewing theevidence from2000 to2022

Authors: Pamela A. McQuide, Andrew N. Brown, Khassoum Diallo and Amani Siyam

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:7

Content type: Correction Published on: 11 January 2024

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Establishment of clinical pharmacy services: evidence-based information from stakeholders

High morbidity and mortality related to the use of drugs resulted in demand for clinical pharmacy services (CPS) globally. In developed countries, the evolution of pharmacists’ role in direct patient care star...

Authors: Manase Kilonzi, Ritah F. Mutagonda, Dorkasi L. Mwakawanga, Hamu J. Mlyuka, Wigilya P. Mikomangwa, Wema A. Kibanga, Alphonce Ignace Marealle, Bertha Mallya, Deogratias Katabalo, Sofia Sanga, Fredrick Kalokola, John Rwegasha, Rose Magambo, John Mmassy, Sungwa Kabissi, Josephine A. Balati…

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:6

Content type: Commentary Published on: 10 January 2024

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The UK prosthetic and orthotic workforce: current status and implications for the future

Prosthetists and orthotists (POs) are the smallest of the 14 allied health profession (AHP) workforces within NHS England. Obtaining data on the workforce has always been challenging due to this information be...

Authors: Nicola Eddison, Aoife Healy, Enza Leone, Caroline Jackson, Bracken Pluckrose and Nachiappan Chockalingam

Citation: Human Resources for Health 2024 22:3

Content type: Research Published on: 8 January 2024

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