[Impact of Nursing Shortage]

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ABSTRACT

The world has entered a critical period for human health. The scarcity of skilled health personnel, including nurses, reveals one of the biggest obstacles to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aimed at improving the health and welfare of the world population. Against this background of growing concern about the shortage of health personnel, the report focuses on one of the most important human resource: nurses. Nurses are the staff "Vanguard" in most health systems, recognizing that their contribution is essential to meet the development of goals and provide safe and effective care. Presenting an overview, this study refers to the main trends, large problems and possible solutions. It not only highlights the breadth of coverage, but also stresses certain specific problems of the nursing workforce in different countries to illustrate the main problems facing those responsible people for the development and implementation of policies relating to nursing workforce. The report provides a snapshot of a world situation dynamic and interesting. It further emphasizes on researching the impacts of the shortage of nurses and and judges the impact of this scarcity on the economy of UK. The report, further, proposes solutions for eliminating the adverse effects from the economy of UK. CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………………2

1.1 Problem Statement2

1.2 Research Aims and Objectives2

1.3 Research Question3

1.4 Learning Process3

1.5 Layout of the Report4

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW……………………………………………………………………………6

2.1 Introduction6

2.2 Nursing and its Significance7

History8

2.3 Healthcare and Nursing in UK9

2.4 Impact of the Nursing Shortage11

Global Economic Impacts12

Adverse Impacts of the Shortage of Nurses14

Economy of UK with the Employment of Immigrant workers and Nurses17

2.5 Impact on the UK Economy by Recruiting from Abroad21

2.6 Theories of Migration of Nurses43

2.7 Conclusion48

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY………………………………………………………………………………….50

3.1 Research Objectives50

3.2 Research Approach50

3.3 Data Collection Methods51

3.4 Research instrument52

3.4.1 Feasibility: Case Study52

3.5 Research Strategy53

3.6 Different Strategies54

3.7 Keywords used54

3.8 Research instruments55

CHAPTER 4: DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS…………………………………………………………………57

4.1 Case Study57

4.2 Analysis59

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………………………………61

5.1 Conclusion61

5.2 Recommendations62

REFERENCES……………………………………………………………………………………………………..65

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

With the increasing populations and persistent increase in awareness, the demand for the basic necessities such as healthcare and education is increasing. These essentials are to be fulfilled by the people and the government no matter how much a country is overpopulated. Amongst them, the main aspect is nursing which forms one of the major departments in the country's administration of the public. Just like all other developed and developing nations, UK has also been facing grieve problems in its nursing sector for the last few years. This research will study the economic impact that the UK health care businesses create by hiring nurses from the second world countries in order to help provide relief to the current ...