Journal of IMAB (Oct 2018)
PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES FOR THE LABOUR MARKET IN HEALTH CARE BULGARIA AS A PART OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE COMMUNITY POLICIES
Abstract
Specialists working in health care are the main ssets which each EU member state has. There are many tasks and challenges for the health systems in the Union. The demand for health services in the Community is increasing, and concurrently there are certain restrictions in the offering of such services. National policies and healthcare authorities in all EU member states need to consider current issues of the Community and adapt their healthcare systems according to the lack of a sufficient number of health specialists and the ageing population. On 1 March 2005, Bulgaria signed the EU accession treaty, and since 1 January 2007, the country is a member of the Community. As such, it must follow European sources of law and conduct a harmonized policy of governance along with the rest of the member states. In 2008 the EU accepted a Green Book on workers in health care in Europe [1]. The demand for health services in the Community is increasing, and concurrently there are certain restrictions in the offering of such services. In order to verify and analyse the attitude for training and career development of students in nursing care, a survey was conducted among first year students in nursing care from the Faculty of Public Health, Medical University - Sofia. The average age of the first year students is 30, and the results show a need for change and attracting younger people into medical majors. 66,04% of respondents believe that nursing care would be more attractive for future students if their competencies were expanded, while 54% of the respondents believe that medical majors could be more attractive for future students if mass media and Internet advertising are included to promote such majors. There are many challenges on a national and Community level. Health is a main value and healthcare is a part of the national security of any country. Ceaseless migration of health professions and the outflow of candidates for the medical specialities in Bulgaria present serious challenges to the country. It is necessary to take adequate measures to solve actual problems in health care and to ensure the labour market with health professionals.
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