Bucharest, 30th May 2013: A research study conducted by The European Federation of Public Service Unions, as part of a Europe-wideproject, showed that approximately 3% of the Romanian doctors and 5-10% of the nurses emigrate each year. The most usual destinations were: Italy, France, Spain, UK and Scandinavia. MediHelp International, the leading private health insurance provider in CEE, comments on the study and its alarming effects the findings have on the Romanian health system.
The statistics show that from 2007, when Romania joined the EU, up until February 2013, a total of 28,000 doctors and 17,000 nurses had applied to emigrate, of whom, 80% had been accepted in terms of recognizeddiplomas, language skills, etc.
In addition, Romania ranked 18 in 2007 in the OECD survey of foreign-born health professionals, with 5,182 doctors and 4,440 nurses. In 2010, 7,000 more left the country and over 4,000 arrangedto work abroad. In 2011, 16.500 doctors and nurses signed work contracts abroad, double the 2010 numbers, when only 8,100 had signed such contracts. Among all the professionals who seek jobs abroad, employees from the healthcare service industry come second in emigration statistics.
“The studies show that80% of the young graduates are prepared to leave. As the salary in Romania is around 250-300 EUR and in Western Europe it is ten times higher, most of the Romanian specialists are leaving for other countries. In these conditions, national clinics and hospitals have fewer professionals to offer specialized medical care and patients need to seek their treatment outside country borders. A private health insurance plan is thus an accessible choice which offers international medical care and coverage for all major medical procedures at the best clinics in Europe and around the world”,says Zahal Levy, President of MediHelp International.
Underpinning the reasons for the emigration of medical healthcare employees, studies have shown that the migration from Romania has been triggered by EU accession and the economic downturn. By the end of 2009, this economic downturn had begun to impact on the health workforce, staffing levels and salaries, and these developments,subsequently leading to the emigration of health professionals,has now become of critical concern. An effective health workforce strategy has been lacking and some of the retention measures in rural areas have not proved effective.
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