Where there is uneven distribution of the workforce, this impacts patient access to imaging.
Based on the findings of this study, these metrics, calibrated to the population catchment area (per 100 000 people) since the uneven geographic distribution of workforce and infrastructure will not provide an accurate representation of the country, can be proposed as benchmarks for improving surgical care capacity globally.
Uneven distribution of the medical workforce is globally recognised, with widespread rural health workforce shortages.
The uneven distribution of the health workforce in PHCCs, particularly with regards to physicians, skilled nurses and medical assistants, was emphasized by some participants.
Problems related to workforce development including uneven distribution, rapid turnover and lack of professional development opportunities were also reported by two other studies from Iraq [ 13, 36].
Many of the problems at the PHCCs that were mentioned in the different themes and sub-themes like uneven distribution of the health workforce, poor professional development, poor infrastructure and hygiene, shortage and poor quality of medicines are also related to poor governance/leadership.
The uneven distribution of the health workforce, with doctors or other skilled workers concentrated in main PHCCs and not in smaller PHCCs or in the PHCCs located in city centers and not outside the city centers, is an inefficient allocation of staff and contributes to inequity in health provision [ 22].
Or did it only lower injury rates solely among immigrants suggesting other potential causes, such as misreporting, uneven workload reductions or, in particular, workforce composition biases?
The unintended result of such freezes is to leave a federal workforce that is wildly uneven in its capabilities.
Distribution of the health workforce is also highly uneven, with rural areas facing a more significant shortage than urban areas [ 17].
