2024-09-19 05:00:03
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there is a shortage of some 1.8 million healthcare professionals in Europe. This is an alarming shortage that affects not only the quality of care but also the satisfaction and retention of medical and care teams.
In fact, European healthcare institutions are today at a crossroads, if not at breaking point… and it is not just a question of funding.
The study recently conducted by BearingPoint in six European countries among directors of establishments and a panel of three hundred healthcare professionals confirms this: the problem also lies in organizations and a managerial culture that are often obsolete and must be reconsidered, as they prove incapable of attracting and retaining young healthcare professionals (“Attracting and engaging healthcare professionals: how to make the hospital shine? Overview of innovative practices in Europe “, October 3, 2024).
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Even students with a strong vocation are now hesitant to embark on long and demanding studies, and fear finding themselves in structures where the workload is overwhelming and the management methods archaic.
Commitment and autonomy
However, solutions exist, which have already proven their effectiveness. Given the challenges, it is therefore high time to draw inspiration from these initiatives to transform our hospitals in depth.
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In France, the Valenciennes hospital center (North) now involves the medical departments and services in 90% of the establishment’s management processes, with the effect of strengthening their commitment and autonomy. In fact, long frustrated by management considered too centralized, health professionals find in this new approach the opportunity to actively participate in decisions that affect their daily work, such as recruitment or purchasing.
This decentralized governance model therefore better meets the needs of patients while valuing the skills of the medical and care staff, with the key to a more motivating and collaborative work environment. This seems obvious, but what should be the rule is still an exception.
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Collaboration with patients also remains key in improving the engagement of healthcare professionals, as it helps ensure good alignment between their values and the culture of the organization.
Work-life balance
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