Covid-19: Underfunding of health workforce left many European nations vulnerable, says commission

Iacobucci, Gareth

doi:10.1136/bmj.n724

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“…Tensions with unvaccinated Covid-19 patients was often described as exacerbated by a context of HCW work overload and lack of hospital resources including beds. Initiatives to maintain equitable care regardless of vaccine status may fall short without addressing the chronic problem of overworked frontline health personnel and the lack of beds and equipment, including in Europe [34] .…”

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Strategic silences, eroded trust: The impact of divergent COVID-19 vaccine sentiments on healthcare workers' relations with peers and patients

Heyerdahl

Dielen

Dodion

et al. 2023

Vaccine

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Strategic silences, eroded trust: The impact of divergent COVID-19 vaccine sentiments on healthcare workers' relations with peers and patients

Heyerdahl

Dielen

Dodion

et al. 2023

Vaccine

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“…In terms of resources, this does not only refer to the distribution of money. It also includes human resources and the ill-preparedness of the public health workforce to tackle problems like COVID-19 due to the erosion of public health systems [4]. On top of that, COVID-19 has permeated into other dimensions of society, for instance: technology, politics, domestic and international governance, and globalisation [5,6].…”

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Building Back Better after COVID-19: a systematic scoping review of wicked problems affecting developed countries and implications for global governance

Kessel

Wong

2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic is a textbook example of a 'wicked problem', one which is complex, open-ended, unpredictable, or intractable and seems resistant to any solution. This presents a window of opportunity to explore other wicked problems and their implications after the pandemic. A systematic scoping review was conducted to investigate the COVID-19 aftermath and identify public health topics which may be of great significance in the years to come. Through the adoption of three megadrivers as fundamental drivers of change (globalisation, demographic change, and digitalisation), it narratively explored how different wicked problems - and the driving mechanisms which sustain them - persist. It further explored the implications of these public health topics on global (health) governance. While the wicked problems mapped in this article show a large variance in where their apparent roots lie, they share one factor in common: health. These wicked problems must be first and foremost addressed if we as a globalised world are to successfully and sustainably build back better from COVID-19.

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“…The public health workforce is one of the essential components of a functional health system and is directly linked to its quality [1]. However, underfunding of health systems has become an increasing issue in many European countries [2], which has resulted in a shortage of staff in the public health sector [3]. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems worldwide have been placed under even further pressure.…”

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The Containment Scouts: First Insights into an Initiative to Increase the Public Health Workforce for Contact Tracing during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany

Said

Brinkwirth

Taylor

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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The COVID-19 pandemic in Germany has demanded a substantially larger public health workforce to perform contact tracing and contact management of COVID-19 cases, in line with recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO). In response, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) established the national “Containment Scout Initiative” (CSI) to support the local health authorities with a short-term workforce solution. It is part of a range of measures for strengthening the public health system in order to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Germany. The CSI is an example of how solutions to address critical health system capacity issues can be implemented quickly. It also demonstrates that medical or health-related backgrounds may not be necessary to support health authorities with pandemic-specific tasks and fulfil accurate contact tracing. However, it is a short-term solution and cannot compensate for the lack of existing qualified staff as well as other deficits that exist within the public health sector in Germany. This article describes the structure and process of the first phase of this initiative in order to support health policymakers, public health practitioners, and researchers considering innovative and flexible approaches for addressing urgent workforce capacity issues.

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Covid-19: Underfunding of health workforce left many European nations vulnerable, says commission

Abstract: Many health systems in Europe have suffered "chronic underfunding and underinvestment in the health workforce," which left them struggling to cope with the covid-19 pandemic, an independent commission has concluded.

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Strategic silences, eroded trust: The impact of divergent COVID-19 vaccine sentiments on healthcare workers' relations with peers and patients

Strategic silences, eroded trust: The impact of divergent COVID-19 vaccine sentiments on healthcare workers' relations with peers and patients

Building Back Better after COVID-19: a systematic scoping review of wicked problems affecting developed countries and implications for global governance

The Containment Scouts: First Insights into an Initiative to Increase the Public Health Workforce for Contact Tracing during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany

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