Browsing Public Health & Primary Care (Scholarly Publications) by Author "THOMAS, STEPHEN"
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Comparing the job satisfaction and intention to leave of different categories of health workers in Tanzania, Malawi, and South Africa.
NORMAND, CHARLES; THOMAS, STEPHEN (2013)Background: Job satisfaction is an important determinant of health worker motivation, retention, and performance, all of which are critical to improving the functioning of health systems in low-and middle-income countries. ... -
A cycle of brain gain, waste and drain - a qualitative study of non-Eu migrant doctors in Ireland
THOMAS, STEPHEN; TYRRELL, ELLA; NORMAND, CHARLES (2013)Background Ireland is heavily reliant on non-EU migrant health workers to staff its health system. Shortages of locally trained health workers and policies which facilitate health worker migration have contributed to ... -
The distribution of GPs in Ireland in relation to deprivation
O'DOWD, THOMAS; THOMAS, STEPHEN; KELLY, ALAN (2010)he aim of this study was to describe the distribution GP services in Ireland with respect to deprivation. Seven percent of rural inhabitants live within walking distance of the nearest GP compared to 89% of city dwellers. ... -
General practitioner workforce planning: assessment of four policy directions
TELJEUR, CONOR; O'DOWD, THOMAS; THOMAS, STEPHEN; O'KELLY, FERGUS (2010)Background: Estimating the supply of GPs into the future is important in forecasting shortages. The lengthy training process for medicine means that adjusting supply to meet demand in a timely fashion is problematic. This ... -
The impact of the financial crisis on the health system and health in Ireland
THOMAS, STEPHEN; BURKE, SARA; BARRY, SARAH; NOLAN, ANNE (: WHO/ European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, 2015) -
Indicators of health system coverage and activity in Ireland during the economic crisis 2008-2014 - From 'more with less' to 'less with less'.
BARRY, SARAH; THOMAS, STEPHEN; BURKE, SARA (2014)A new Irish government came to power in March 2011 with the most radical proposals for health system reform in the history of the state, including improving access to healthcare, free GP care for all by 2015 and the ...