tailieunhanh - Human resources for health in Europe

European national policy-makers broadly agree on the core objectives that their health care systems should pursue. The list is strikingly straightforward: universal access for all citizens, effective care for better health outcomes, efficient use of resources, high-quality services and responsiveness to patient concerns. It is a formula that resonates across the political spectrum and which, in various, sometimes inventive, configurations, has played a role in most recent European national election campaigns. | European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Series Open University Press Human resources for health in Europe Human resources for health are key determinants of health system performance. They represent however the largest and most expensive input into health care and are particularly challenging to develop. This book examines some of the major problems facing health care professionals in Europe and the best solutions for dealing with these. The book analyses how current regulatory processes and practices may facilitate or inhibit the development of effective responses to challenges facing health care systems in the field of personnel. The authors also identify which strategies are most likely to lead to the optimal management of health professionals in the future. Human Resources for Health in Europe is key reading for health policymakers and postgraduates taking courses in health services management health policy and health economics. It is also of interest to human resources professionals. The editors Carl-Ardy Dubois was a Research Fellow at the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies and is now Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Nursing Sciences at the University of Montreal. Martin McKee is Research Director at the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies and Professor of European Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Ellen Nolte is a Research Fellow at the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies and Senior Lecturer at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The contributors Carl Afford Rita Baeten James Buchan Anna Dixon Carl-Ardy Dubois Sigrún Gunnarsdóttir Yves Jorens Elizabeth Kachur Karl Krajic Suszy Lessof Ann Mahon Alan Maynard Martin McKee Ellen Nolte Anne Marie Rafferty Charles Shaw Bonnie Sibbald Ruth Young. ISBN 0-335-21855-5 Human resources for health in Europe The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies is a .