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Rheumatology Manpower in the Public System in Catalonia (Spain).

Dolors Grados Canovas¹, Melania Martínez-Morillo², Alejandro Olivé Marques²

¹Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital d'Igualada, Consorci Sanitari de l'Anoia, Igualada, Barcelona, España.

Reumatologia Clinica

|August 17, 2020

Summary

The number of rheumatologists in Catalonia has increased, with a growing female presence and an aging workforce. Many rheumatology services remain dependent on other departments, and some hospitals lack specialists.

Keywords:

Carga de trabajo Catalonia Cataluña Manpower Recursos humanos Reumatología Rheumatology Workload

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Area of Science:

Rheumatology
Public Health
Healthcare Workforce Analysis

Background:

Assessing the current rheumatology landscape in Catalonia is crucial for healthcare planning.
Previous studies require updating to reflect recent demographic and practice changes.

Observation:

An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted from January to June 2017.
Data were collected via an online questionnaire from rheumatologists in Catalonia's public healthcare system.

Findings:

The rheumatologist count rose by 8% in five years, with a mean age of 47. Female practitioners now predominate.
Most rheumatologists practice in hospitals, primarily focusing on clinical work, with 50% also in private practice.
A significant number of rheumatology services (70.5%) are hierarchically dependent on internal medicine or orthopaedic surgery, and 6 hospitals lack a rheumatologist.

Implications:

The findings highlight a growing, aging, and increasingly female rheumatology workforce in Catalonia.
The hierarchical dependence of rheumatology services suggests potential structural challenges within the healthcare system.
Uneven distribution of rheumatologists, particularly the absence in some hospitals, indicates a need for strategic workforce planning and resource allocation.