Too Many, Too Few, Too Concentrated?

Too many, too few, too concentrated? A review of the pediatric subspecialty workforce literature.

OBJECTIVES To summarize recent pediatric subspecialty workforce analyses and to highlight similarities and differences across studies. DESIGN By using MEDLINE, we conducted a systematic search of the literature published from January 1, 1992, through December 31, 2002. We included research articles and task force reports, and abstracted author, year of publication, specialty, sample size, ana...

Too few physicians, or too many?

Rate Changes – Too many or too few ?

Too few doctors--or too many?

THIS conclusion has led the Royal Commission to recommend doubling the existing numbers of doctors within the next 30 years. This is an expensive proposal that is likely to add many millions of pounds to the annual budget of the nation. It requires careful examination. Estimates of medical manpower requirements are fraught with difficulties and hazards. The proposals of the Willink Committee (1...

[Too many or too few cardiologists?].

116 Cardiology has undergone explosive growth in recent years. This has been attributed to a series of factors, especially to scientific and technological advances, greater opportunities for the adequate treatment of many cardiovascular disorders and the growing public awareness of the magnitude of the problem created by these diseases. Moreover, the public has access to increasing amounts of i...