Transnational migration of health professionals in the European Union
Open Access
- 1 January 2007
- journal article
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Cadernos de Saude Publica
- Vol. 23 (suppl 2) , S184-S192
- https://doi.org/10.1590/s0102-311x2007001400008
Abstract
The establishment of the European Common Market has involved the free movement not only of capital and goods, but also of persons and services. The principles of free movement also apply to the health care sector, i.e. they allow for the free incorporation of health care providers and the cross-border delivery of services. Since the 1970s, the European Union (EU) has passed numerous regulations to enforce the mutual recognition of qualifications of physicians, nurses, and other health professionals by the Member States, considered an indispensable precondition for the free movement of services. Thus far, the establishment of a European job market for the health care professions has not led to extensive migration among the EU Member States. Likewise, the accession of Central and Eastern European countries to the EU in 2004 did not cause a "brain drain" to the better-off countries of Western and Northern Europe. However, the mobility among health care professions is expected to increase in the coming years.Keywords
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