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Policy brief: how can the migration of health service professionals be managed so as to reduce any negative effects on supply?

Buchan, James.

The international migration of health professionals has been a growingfeature of the global health agenda since the late 1990s. In Europe, theaccession of more countries to the European Union (EU) since 2004 hasincreased the scope for mobility among health workers and raisedadditional issues within the E...

Health Personnel/trends, Emigration and Immigration/trends, Europe

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What is the evidence on effectiveness of capacity building of primary health care professionals in the detection, management and outcome of depression?

Depression is a common health care problem and is largely managed in primary care, with little or no specialist input from secondary care services. The quality of care is often low, with poor recognition of the condition, inadequate prescription, poor compliance with medication and poor provision and upt...