Nuevo escenario para el Sistema Nacional de Salud: transferencias y novedades legislativas

Professional quality of life and organizational changes: a five-year observational study in Primary Care

“…Professionals in our setting may share these two aspects, there being many studies that show this [21-23,27], but a worsening tendency is not confirmed, at least in the last five years. The differences with other processes of change in other health organizations may stem from experiencing change as an opportunity for improvement [17], and that the change in the organization has not reached micromanagement [18]. If changes are perceived by professionals as challenging, some authors have found them associated positively with perceptions of job satisfaction and stress [2].…”

“…The improvement of the services portfolio and the population increase have been quicker than the adaptation of investment, which has influenced the perception of a greater workload by health professionals, specifically in the organization of primary care. On the one hand, there has been a certain competition in health supply between regional governments, which has tended to increase the services offered [18]. This has been accompanied by a significant increase in the population susceptible to utilize these services.…”