Finding ways to increase the surge capacity and flexibility of the health workforce has been fundamental to delivering an effective COVID-19 response.
This article explores the strategies that 44
countries in Europe plus Canada have taken to maintain and increase the
availability of health workers using data from the COVID-19 Health
System and Response Monitor. We show that all countries have used a
variety of strategies to repurpose and mobilise the existing health
workforce, while some have also augmented
capacity by utilising
foreign-trained or previously retired or inactive health professionals,
medical and nursing students and volunteers. Full article here