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Workforce planning. Catching the drift.

C Jinks1, B N Ong, C Paton

  • 1Centre for Health Policy and Management, Keele.

The Health Service Journal
|August 21, 1998
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NHS workforce planning must consider doctors and nurses from Europe. Declining numbers of European Economic Area-trained doctors in the UK signal a future workforce gap, necessitating further research.

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Workforce Research
  • Medical Education and Training
  • International Medical Graduates

Background:

  • Traditional NHS workforce planning has overlooked healthcare professionals trained in continental Europe and Scandinavia.
  • Doctors trained in the European Economic Area (EEA) currently constitute 10% of senior house officers in England and Wales.
  • There is a declining trend in the number of EEA-trained doctors immigrating to the UK.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the historical neglect of European-trained doctors and nurses in NHS workforce strategies.
  • To analyze the implications of falling numbers of EEA-trained doctors on the future NHS workforce.
  • To advocate for increased local research into the working patterns and career aspirations of European-trained medical and nursing staff.

Main Methods:

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  • Analysis of current NHS workforce demographics, specifically senior house officers.
  • Examination of trends in the migration of EEA-trained doctors to the UK.
  • Identification of factors influencing the decision of EEA-trained doctors to work in the UK, such as medical unemployment rates in Europe.

Main Results:

  • EEA-trained doctors represent a significant, yet diminishing, component of the UK's junior doctor workforce.
  • Reduced medical unemployment in Europe decreases the incentive for EEA-trained doctors to seek opportunities in the UK.
  • A potential substantial gap in the NHS workforce is projected due to these trends.

Conclusions:

  • The NHS faces a growing workforce deficit due to the declining influx of European-trained doctors.
  • Current workforce planning models are inadequate as they fail to account for international recruitment dynamics.
  • Urgent, localized research is required to understand and address the career pathways and working preferences of European-trained healthcare professionals to ensure future NHS staffing.