New collaboration to research nurse shortages in Middle East
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Researchers at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King’s College London and the American University of Beirut have been awarded a two year grant by the World Health Organisation’s Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research to investigate how to attract and retain health workers in the Middle East.
Together with colleagues from Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, the research team will examine the factors behind health workers’ career decisions and choices of practice location, and assess the feasibility and effectiveness of interventions to encourage health workers to work in under-served areas.
“The question of how to attract and retain health workers underserved areas in low and middle income countries is fast emerging as high priority in the field of human resources for health, according to policy makers, health service managers and academics,” commented Dr Susan F Murray, Reader in International Healthcare at the School. “We are very pleased to be collaborating with Dr El-Jardali at the American University of Beirut and his colleagues in the region, and to contribute to an evolving program of research on health workforce for the Middle East.”
The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research is an international collaboration that aims to promote the generation and use of health policy and systems research as a means to improve the health systems of developing countries.
About the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery at King’s College London
The number one Nursing and Midwifery School in London (2009 Times Good University Guide) and highly regarded by leading London NHS Trusts with links to industry, health services and policy makers, the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery develops leading-edge nurses and midwives of tomorrow – practitioners, partners, and leaders in their field.
Studying at King’s College London, one of the top 25 universities in the world, the School’s graduates are highly sought after nationally and internationally, with:
Based in a prestigious Russell Group University, the School is also at the forefront of health services, policy and evaluation research. For more information on studying at the School, email nightingale@kcl.ac.uk
“The question of how to attract and retain health workers underserved areas in low and middle income countries is fast emerging as high priority in the field of human resources for health, according to policy makers, health service managers and academics,” commented Dr Susan F Murray, Reader in International Healthcare at the School. “We are very pleased to be collaborating with Dr El-Jardali at the American University of Beirut and his colleagues in the region, and to contribute to an evolving program of research on health workforce for the Middle East.”
The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research is an international collaboration that aims to promote the generation and use of health policy and systems research as a means to improve the health systems of developing countries.
About the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery at King’s College London
The number one Nursing and Midwifery School in London (2009 Times Good University Guide) and highly regarded by leading London NHS Trusts with links to industry, health services and policy makers, the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery develops leading-edge nurses and midwives of tomorrow – practitioners, partners, and leaders in their field.
Studying at King’s College London, one of the top 25 universities in the world, the School’s graduates are highly sought after nationally and internationally, with:
- exemplary care and clinical skills
- professional attitudes
- policy awareness
- intellectual rigour and self-confidence
Based in a prestigious Russell Group University, the School is also at the forefront of health services, policy and evaluation research. For more information on studying at the School, email nightingale@kcl.ac.uk