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Global health and innovation: A panoramic view on health human resources in the COVID‐19 pandemic context
- Source :
- The International Journal of Health Planning and Management
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2021.
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Abstract
- While policy-makers in many jurisdictions are paying increasing attention to health workforce issues, human resources remain at best only partially aligned with population health needs. This paper explores the governance of human resources during the pandemic, looking at the Quebec health system as a revelatory case. We identify three issues related to health human resource (HHR) policies: working conditions, recognition at work and scope of practice. We empirically probe these issues based on an analysis of popular media, policy reports and participant observation by the lead authors in various forums and research projects. Using an integrated model of HHR, we identify major vulnerabilities in this domain. Persistent labour shortages, endemic deficiencies in working environments and inequity across occupational categories limit the ability to address critical HHR issues. We propose three ways to eliminate HHR vulnerabilities: reorganize work through participatory initiatives, implement joint policy making to rebalance power across the health workforce, and invest in the development of capacities at all system levels. \ud \ud \ud
- Subjects :
- Scope of practice
health workforce innovation
Health human resources
Context (language use)
Participant observation
Population health
Global Health
health human resources
03 medical and health sciences
Global health
Humans
Health Workforce
Human resources
Special Report
Pandemics
business.industry
SARS-CoV-2
030503 health policy & services
Health Policy
Quebec
COVID-19
COVID‐19 pandemic
Public relations
Workforce
workforce governance
Organizational Case Studies
0305 other medical science
business
RA
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10991751 and 07496753
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The International Journal of Health Planning and Management
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....dacdb38f7cc499798965b4a1cf1a7bee