Doctor Retention in a COVID-World: An Opportunity to Reconfigure the Health Workforce, or “Plus ça change plus c’est la meme chose”? A Response to the Recent Commentaries

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Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

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Let me start by thanking the International Journal of Health Policy and Management (IJHPM) and the authors for the seven informative commentaries on Brugha and colleagues’ “Doctor Retention: A Cross-sectional Study of How Ireland Has Been Losing the Battle.” ...(Read more...)

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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 11, Issue 6
June 2022
Pages 865-868

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  • Receive Date: 13 May 2021
  • Accept Date: 23 May 2021
  • First Publish Date: 23 June 2021

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