chart 12
Bed occupancy rate for acute care hospitals: Years 2000, 2008, 2015
2000
2008
2015
100
94.7
90
80
78.4
74.3
79.8
75.1
74.3
70.7
69.3
67
70
83.3
78.9
73.6
72.2
84.3
75.8
71.6
64
68.7
68.8
60
45.6
50
40
30
20
10
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chart 13
Rate of practising nurses per physician: Years 2000, 2008, 2015
2000
2008
2015
5
4.6
4.6
4.5
4.3
4.1
4
3.6
3.5
3.2
2.5
2.2
2
2.7
2.2
2.1
1.8
1.6
3.1
3.0
3
1.5
1.4
1.5
1.8
1.4
1
professionals, reducing the possibilities of
hiring new staff. Additionally, several countries,
especially in central and eastern Europe, are
experiencing migrations of their healthcare
workforce.
These trends are likely to have major impacts
on the hospital sector, because inpatient care alone
absorbs about a third of the healthcare resources
and because the hospital sector gives work to more
than half of active physicians. In 2014, the total
hospital employment per 100,000 inhabitants
was 1506 people in EU 28, whereas in EU 15 and
EU 13, this value was 1589 and 988, respectively.
European countries, European organisations and
EU institutions are discussing possible impacts and
achievable solutions to these issues. Interestingly,
several countries are shifting competences from
doctors to nurses, creating new educational
pathways and bachelor degrees addressed
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0.5
2.8