Open AccessHuman Resources for Health in Greece: Current status and the way forward
Author(s) -
Δάφνη Καϊτελίδου,
Charalampos Economou,
Όλγα Σίσκου,
Olympia Konstatakopoulou,
Petros Galanis,
Thanos Myloneros,
Silviu Domente
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
koinōnikī synochī kai anaptyxī/koinōnikī synochī kai anaptyxī
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2459-4156
pISSN - 1790-9368
DOI - 10.12681/scad.25845
Subject(s) - human resources , context (archaeology) , government (linguistics) , corporate governance , population health , strategic planning , business , distribution (mathematics) , population , political science , economic growth , economics , medicine , health care , environmental health , marketing , geography , finance , mathematical analysis , linguistics , philosophy , mathematics , archaeology , law
This paper presents briefly the suggested national human resources for health strategy for Greece, which is based on a rapid assessment of the current situation and drafted around 5 domains/strategic key areas: planning, skills and distribution, retention, governance and government health priorities. It provides an overview of the national context including demographic challenges, health status of the population and emerging health issues as well as health system organizational characteristics and policies with an impact on human resources for health strategy. The main objectives and the guiding principles of the suggested national strategy are explained and proposals for the way forward to successfully implement it are discussed.