Characterising support and care assistants in formal hospital settings: a scoping review

Abstract Background A 15 million health workforce shortage is still experienced globally leading to a sub-optimal healthcare worker-to-population ratio in most countries. The use of low-skilled care assistants has been suggested as a cost-saving human resource for health strategy that can significan...

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Main Authors: Vincent A. Kagonya, Onesmus O. Onyango, Michuki Maina, David Gathara, Mike English, Abdulazeez Imam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:Human Resources for Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-023-00877-7