Current issues of staffing in healthcare in Russia and in the world

Introduction. The problem of the necessary number of highly qualified medical personnel does not allow providing the population with affordable and high-quality medical care and making possible to widely use innovative technologies in practical healthcare.

The purpose of this study is to analyze the availability of human resources in healthcare in Russia and in the world, and events and positive experience of personnel planning in modern conditions.

Material and methods. In the course of this study, statistical data, information materials of domestic and foreign literature sources in the Pubmed, Scopus, CyberLeninka, RSCI, eLibrary databases, periodicals, including electronic resources in the Internet, were analyzed. We used such methods as: statistical, study and generalization of experience, content analysis.

Results. The analysis of the availability of medical personnel in the world and in Russia revealed the gain of provision with medical staff in China, New Zealand, Norway, Germany, Hungary, Mexico, Korea. The level of provision of doctors in the Russian Federation for the period from 2000 to 2019 increased by 4%, and the provision of secondary medical personnel — by 5.6%, the number of doctors working in non-governmental institutions has almost doubled.

Limitations. Based on the results of this study, it is possible to establish only statistical, but not causal relationships; the restriction turned out to be important in comparative analysis with the indicators of similar studies.

Discussion. The relevance of the problem of personnel planning in healthcare is characteristic of both developed and developing countries. It is necessary to study the foreign experience of personnel planning, regulatory and legal support of this area, pay attention to the professional training of medical personnel. 

Conclusion. To improve the provision of medical personnel, it is necessary to adequately change approaches to remuneration, training and advanced training of personnel; to maintain the number and staffing at the level of medical institutions in the subjects.

Contribution of the authors:
Karpova O.B. — collection and processing of material, statistical processing of material, research concept and design, writing of text.
Zagoruychenko A.A. — collection and processing of the material, concept and research design, writing and editing text.
The co-authors — approval of the final version of the article, responsibility for the integrity of all parts of the article.

Acknowledgment. The study did not have financial support.

Conflict of interest. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

Received: August 25, 2021
Accepted: November 17, 2021
Published: June 28, 2022