苏格兰的社区光学工作人员:支持可持续的眼科护理服务
Helen Court1, Jacquie Dougall2, Janet Pooley2
1Centre for Sustainable Delivery, Planned Care Team, NHS Golden Jubilee, Clydebank, UK. helen.court3@nhs.scot.
Eye (London, England)
|January 18, 2025
概括
英国社区 optometrist 劳动力正在增长,有更多的独立处方者和稳定后流行病的工作模式. 这些数据为苏格兰NHS的劳动力规划和服务设计提供了洞察力.
科学领域:
- 视光学测量 视光学测量 视光学测量
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 健康劳动力研究 卫生劳动力研究
背景情况:
- 苏格兰国家卫生保健局在2024年初发布了最初的社区光学家数据.
- 事证据表明,疫情后的眼科医生工作模式发生了变化.
- 以前的数据已经超过两年了,需要更新信息.
研究的目的:
- 为2022年和2023年提供更新的社区光学家劳动力和活动数据.
- 评估以前发布的数据是否仍然反映了当前的劳动力.
- 为了确定眼科医生人数,工作模式和处方活动的趋势.
主要方法:
- 从2022年和2023年的例行眼科检查申请中提取了匿名数据.
- 将劳动力数据 (员工数,工作日,处方) 与2019/2020年的数据进行比较.
- 分析了眼科医生人口统计数据,包括年龄和性别.
主要成果:
- 活跃的社区光学家工作人员数量在2022年增加到1451人,在2023年增加到1489人.
- 独立处方眼科医生活动从24.1%上升到26.6%.
- 在2023年,61.3%的人每周工作4天,34.9%的人每周工作5天以上;女性光学家的比例自2019年以来增加了2.9%.
结论:
- 苏格兰的社区眼科医生人数正在扩大,独立处方医生的数量显著增加.
- 眼科医生的工作模式正在稳定后COVID-19,远离最初的兼职班次.
- 这些发现支持NHS苏格兰的劳动力规划和服务设计,并为更广泛的英国眼科医生部门提供了见解.
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