Foreword and Acknowledgments -- Executive summary -- Key findings -- Analytical framework of health labour markets -- Trends in health labour markets and policy priorities to address workforce issues -- Education and training for doctors and nurses: What's happening with numerus clausus...

Variations in health care use within a country are complicated. In some cases they may reflect differences in health needs, in patient preferences or in the diffusion of a therapeutic innovation; in others they may not. There is evidence that some of the observed variations are unwarranted,...

Gesundheitsausgaben steigen weiterhin exorbitant an und wachsen weitaus mehr als die Wirtschaft in den meisten OECD-Ländern. Nach der Wirtschaftskrise suchen die Länder nach Möglichkeiten, die Kosten zu senken und die Effizienz der Gesundheitsversorgung zu erhöhen. Die Studie zeigt aktuelle...

"This book examines the challenges countries are facing with regard to providing and paying for long-term care. With populations ageing and the need for long-term care growing rapidly, this book looks at such issues as: future demographic trends, policies to support family carers, long-term care...