Health is the complete state of well-being in which the individual longs to achieve. The nations are increasingly striving for continuous improvement of their populations. This scenario is complex due to several factors, ranging from the basic research of new drugs and medicines until new pharmaceuticals products for health system, new life style, epidemiology, technological advances, etc. Only the pharmaceutic...
The adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals and the achievement of universal health coverage in Europe make a health workforce fit-forthis purposes more necessary than ever. Several examples of WHO initiatives or distinct measures implemented in different countries show that there is a knowledge base for strengthen the health workforce that seems to be underutilized by policy-makers, which raises question...
The mobility of health professionals in the European Union is a phenomenon which policymakers must take into account to provide the conditions to adjust for demand and supply of health services. This paper presents the case of Portugal, a country which at the same time imports and exports health workers. Since the early 1990s Portugal became a destination country receiving foreign health care professionals. Thi...
The mobility of health professionals in the European Union is a phenomenon which policy-makers must take into account to provide the conditions to adjust for demand and supply of health services. This paper presents the case of Portugal, a country which at the same time imports and exports health workers. Since the early 1990s Portugal became a destination country receiving foreign health care professionals. Th...
The mobility of health professionals in the European Union is a phenomenon which policy-makers must take into account to provide the conditions to adjust for demand and supply of health services. This paper presents the case of Portugal, a country which at the same time imports and exports health workers. Since the early 1990s Portugal became a destination country receiving foreign health care professionals. Th...
RESUMO - Introdução: Em Portugal, a análise da composição da força de trabalho em saúde indicia uma combinação ineficiente de papéis de médicos e enfermeiros. Uma das respostas possíveis para o problema pode ser encontrada no alargamento de funções da profissão de enfermagem, visto que a evidência demonstra que esta é uma opção que pode contribuir para melhorar o desempenho dos sistemas de saúde em termos de ef...
OBJECTIVE: This paper focuses on the policy context for the deployment of nurses in advanced roles, with particular reference to Portugal. The health sector in Portugal, as in all countries, is labour intensive, and the scope to utilise nurses in more advanced roles is currently being debated. METHODS: Mixed methods were used: an analysis of international data on the nursing workforce; an analysis of documents ...