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Planning Australia's hospital workforce.

Mary Harris¹, Paul Gavel, Warwick Conn

¹University of Sydney.

Australian Health Review : a Publication of the Australian Hospital Association

|December 12, 2002

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Area of Science:

Health services research
Health workforce planning
Public health policy

Background:

Population ageing and evolving career expectations are increasing the complexity of health workforce planning.
Changes in health service financing and organization affect training availability and job quality.
Government support for macro-level health workforce planning has grown.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe Australia's hospital workforce.
To explore supply-side workforce trends.
To discuss contemporary issues in health workforce planning.

Main Methods:

Analysis of data from various sources.
Examination of Australian hospital workforce statistics.
Review of supply-side workforce trends and policy concerns.

Main Results:

A 3% decline in full-time equivalent staff in public hospitals over recent years.
A 28% increase in full-time equivalent staff in private hospitals over recent years.
Significant data limitations in monitoring the national hospital workforce.

Conclusions:

There are critical data gaps for describing and monitoring Australia's hospital workforce.
Addressing these data limitations is essential for effective workforce planning.
The shift in workforce numbers between public and private hospitals warrants further investigation.

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