Laura Maniscalco and Marco Enea from the Università degli Studi di Palermo presented the results of a Project METEOR survey, which explains the complex dynamics of job resignations by healthcare professionals, at the 12th National Congress of the Italian Society of Medical Statistics and Clinical Epidemiology (Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana di

Representatives of the METEOR consortium’s five member institutions met on 11-12 September in Palermo, Italy to plan out the final months of the project and ensure the broad dissemination of research findings to all interested parties. Project coordinator Lode Godderis provided a comprehensive overview of METEOR’s progress spanning the past

Project METEOR’s research on interventions to retain hospital nurses and doctors has garnered attention from ‘Healthcare in Europe’, a leading European magazine for hospital managers. The study, “Retaining Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review of Strategies for Sustaining Power in the Workplace” highlights the importance of onboarding and mentoring programmes for

Onboarding and mentoring programs for nurses and medical doctors can help retain them in hospitals and decrease the rotation of medical personnel, a recent article by Project METEOR researchers finds.  In Europe, healthcare is among the sectors facing significant labor shortages, with nurses and physicians experiencing higher-than-average job strain. The

The preliminary results of Project METEOR’s first round of workshops indicate that administrative burdens, limited development opportunities and unhealthy work-life balance are key factors leading nurses and physicians in EU hospitals to quit their jobs. Project METEOR aims to identify factors that contribute to whether healthcare providers consider resigning in

Job satisfaction, a clear career development path and work-life balance are key factors that prevent physicians and nurses from leaving their jobs, Project METEOR found in a literature review on this pressing challenge for healthcare managers.  The researchers reviewed articles on retention and turnover among hospital employees published over the last