METEOR study highlights solutions to retain medical workers
To prevent nurses and doctors from leaving their jobs, healthcare managers in Europe should improve working conditions and introduce various incentives in four areas: professional support, education, finance, and legislation, a study from the EU-funded Project METEOR has found. In the article “Retaining Healing Hands: A Transnational Study on Job
COVID-19 pandemic triggers surge in medical staff intention to leave
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the number of nurses and doctors considering leaving their hospital jobs increased substantially, a recent article by the EU-funded METEOR Project shows. The publication stresses the need to create strategies to counteract this tendency, as it endangers the quality of medical care. In
METEOR results presented at the ICOH in Marrakesh
METEOR researchers presented the project’s results at the 34th International Conference of Occupational Health (ICOH) in Marrakesh, Morocco. The conference, held from 28 April to 3 May, brought together hundreds of researchers from around the world. Neeltje de Vries (Spaarne Gasthuis) presented the results of METEOR’s systematic review that the critical need
Project METEOR offers tips on preventing doctors and nurses from quitting their jobs
The European healthcare sector is grappling with an alarming workforce shortage, prompting urgent calls for strategies to retain existing staff. To address the outflow of workers, researchers from the EU-funded Project METEOR offer practical solutions that hospital managers and policymakers can implement across four key areas: personal and professional development;
Results of METEOR survey featured in hospital healthcare Europe
METEOR research on the scale and reasons behind the exodus of nurses and physicians from European hospitals was recently featured in Hospital Healthcare Europe, a website providing hospital managers with insights on best practices in clinical care and specialist services. The article discusses findings from a survey conducted by METEOR
EU hospitals face crisis as doctors, nurses consider quitting, METEOR study finds
The European healthcare sector faces a deepening staffing crisis as almost one in ten doctors and even more nurses intend to leave their professions, a study from the EU-funded Project METEOR found. The researchers also identify the reasons why employees quit, which can help governments and hospital administrators combat the