Nurse Migration and the Global Health Care Economy

Health care services represent one of the most rapidly growing sectors in the world economy. Today's health sector labor market and workforce are international, fast becoming global. Migration on a massive scale offers countless business opportunities, not only for the private sector but also f...

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Published in:Policy, politics & nursing practice politics & nursing practice, 2008-11, Vol.9 (4), p.328-333
Main Author: Kingma, Mireille
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Commercialization
Companies
Developed Countries
Emigration and Immigration
Entrepreneurs
Foreign Professional Personnel
Global economy
Global Health
Health care
Health care industry
Health services
Health Status Disparities
Humans
International Cooperation
Labor force
Labor market
Labour force
Labour market
Migration
Nursing
Nursing - manpower
Occupational health and safety
Personnel Selection
Private sector
Public sector
Regulatory agencies
Workforce
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Summary:Health care services represent one of the most rapidly growing sectors in the world economy. Today's health sector labor market and workforce are international, fast becoming global. Migration on a massive scale offers countless business opportunities, not only for the private sector but also for the public sector. The migration pathway is often filled with a significant number of obligatory stops. Many people and circumstances along the way will either facilitate or prevent progress. There will be a need for certain services and a series of goods to complete the migration. These will be provided by a wide range of agencies, institutions, entrepreneurs, regulatory bodies, and businesses. This article looks at the current global workforce and explores the commercialization or the business of nurse migration and its impact.
ISSN:1527-1544
1552-7468
DOI:10.1177/1527154408327920