Biomedical subjects
I Seccombe
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Overseas mobility of U.K. based nurses.
This paper examines trends in international mobility of U.K. nurses. Inflow and outflow of qualified nurses from the U.K. are assessed, and source and destination countries identified. The reasons for mobility are also examined. The paper reveals that mobility of nurses to and from the U.K. has declined in the 1990s, after having increased markedly in the late 1980s. Mobility to and from North America and Australasia has reduced significantly, as a result of organisational change and reduced career opportunities, whilst inflow and outflow to and from other European countries has remained more static, but at a lower level.
Nursing shortages: a virtual reality?
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Managing nurse absence.
Examines in detail the issue of absence among nurses in the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK. Three main objectives are to: investigate levels and reasons for absence among nurses; assess the abilities of NHS management to monitor and control nurse absence effectively; and examine the impact of nurse absence on organizational costs and care delivery. Draws on data generated from four linked studies: a survey of back-injured nurses, conducted in 1992; a survey of 4,000 qualified nurse members of the Royal College of Nursing, conducted in March/April 1993; a postal survey of 119 NHS employing units, conducted in May/June 1993; and detailed case studies, conducted with management in ten NHS hospital sites in May/June 1993.
Sickness absence and health at work in the NHS.
Presents summary results from two surveys which the Institute for Employment Studies conducted in 1994 for the Health Education Authority. The first of these surveys reports national benchmarking data on rates of sickness absence and accidents at work in NHS provider and purchaser organizations. The second survey concerns implementation of the Health at Work (HaW) in the NHS initiative in NHS hospital worksites. Discusses structures and processes of HaW implementation.
Financial management. Accounting for health.
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Special report. Human resources.
A new survey reveals the changing shape of human resource departments. Why call in management consultants? Shirley Giles reports. The standard payroll system is being challenged by moves towards integrated payroll and personnel programs. Barbara Millar examines staff support schemes. Trusts are tightening up on relocation packages.
The international mobility of nurses: a United Kingdom perspective.
This paper examines available information on the flows of qualified nurses to and from the United Kingdom, and reports on the results of a questionnaire survey of U.K.-based nurses who had worked abroad. The data examined reveals an upward trend in both "inflow" and "outflow" of nurses in the period 1984-91, with indications of a net outflow. The survey results indicated that Australia was the most common destination; most nurses working abroad had moved to the English-speaking countries of North America and Australasia. Barriers and incentives to international mobility of nurses are discussed, and likely future trends in mobility are examined.
The labour market for qualified orthotists/prosthetists.
The United Kingdom Health Departments have recently encouraged increased intakes to degree-level training courses leading to a dual qualification in prosthetics/orthotics. Surveys of qualified orthotists and prosthetists and of their employers were undertaken to examine the dynamics of this labour market, and a model was used to project potential requirements for newly qualified orthotists and prosthetists. The model indicates that: current policy on student numbers is broadly appropriate for maintaining the present working population; any expansion in service provision would require significant growth in student places; and even a small decline in demand could shortly lead to an over-supply of such specialist services.
The supply of orthotist prosthetists. The application of workforce projection techniques in determining future national training places.
Discusses the application of workforce planning techniques in the context of "target" levels of demand and uses a study of the future supply of orthotists and prosthetists as an example. Describes the derivation of an appropriate model, the quantification of the labour market for the profession, and an analysis of the characteristics of the workforce. Information was gathered through two surveys and from discussions with relevant organizations.
Flexible friends ... physiotherapy staffing.
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The high cost of turnover.
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Nurse turnover costs.
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Staffing: London's nursing workforce.
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Nurses work. Practice to make perfect?
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Reward systems: panning pay.
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