Why we need multi-level health workforce governance: Case studies from nursing and medicine in Germany

Health Policy

Volumn 119, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1636-1644

  Kuhlmann, Ellen ^a   Larsen, Christa ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; Health human resources policy; Health workforce governance; Multi level governance; Nurses and physicians

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PROFESSIONALISM; SEXISM; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MANAGEMENT; MANPOWER; NURSE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GERMANY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MEDICINE; NURSES; NURSING; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PHYSICIANS; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84983127192     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2015.08.004     Document Type: Article

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