دورية أكاديمية
The Role of the Temporary Contracting and Visiting Doctor Program in Supporting the Health System during and after COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia.
| العنوان: | The Role of the Temporary Contracting and Visiting Doctor Program in Supporting the Health System during and after COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia. |
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| المؤلفون: | Alenezi FS; Therapeutic Deputyship, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alsagheir AI; Therapeutic Deputyship, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alzubaidi LM; Therapeutic Deputyship, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Al-Saedi WS; Therapeutic Deputyship, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alharbi SS; Therapeutic Deputyship, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Hassanein MH; Department of Public Health, General Directorate of Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alaama TY; Therapeutic Deputyship, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. |
| المصدر: | Materia socio-medica [Mater Sociomed] 2023 Mar; Vol. 35 (1), pp. 53-57. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Academy of Medical Sciences of Bosnia & Herzegovina Country of Publication: Bosnia and Herzegovina NLM ID: 101281595 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1512-7680 (Print) Linking ISSN: 15127680 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Mater Sociomed Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina : Academy of Medical Sciences of Bosnia & Herzegovina Original Publication: Sarajevo : Udruženje za socijalnu medicinu-javno zdravstvo BiH |
| مستخلص: | Background: Adequate supply of health workforce with proper skills is essential to deliver appropriate health services in normal times and during disasters. Objective: To describe the role of the Saudi Temporary Contracting and Visiting Doctors Program in the provision of critical care during COVID-19 pandemic, and in the clearance of the surgical backlog thereafter. Methods: We reviewed reports of General Directorate of Health Services and Saudi Ministry of Health annual statistical books to obtain the following data: number of temporary healthcare professionals contracted from 2019 to 2022; number of intensive care unit beds before and during COVID-19 pandemic; volume of elective surgeries before, during and after COVID-19 pandemic. Results: In 2020, intensive care unit beds increased from 6341 to 9306 in governmental hospitals in response to COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 3539 temporary healthcare professionals were recruited from April to August 2020 to contribute towards staffing the added beds. During the recovery period from COVID-19 pandemic, 4322 and 4917 temporary health care professionals were recruited in 2021and 2022 respectively. Elective surgeries volume increased from 5074 in September 2020 to 17533 in September 2021 to 26242 in September 2022, surpassing the volume of surgeries in pre-COVID-19 period. Conclusions: In response to COVID-19 pandemic, and through the existing temporary contracting program, the Saudi Ministry of Health was able to recruit temporary staff of verified credentials in a timely manner, to supplement the existing staff, for activation of the newly added intensive care unit beds, and for clearing the resulting surgical backlog. Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest. (© 2023 Faisal S. Alenezi, Aeshah I. Alsagheir, Lamya M. Alzubaidi, Wijdan S. Al-Saedi, Saleh S. Alharbi, Muna H. Hassanein, Tareef Y. Alaama.) |
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| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: COVID-19; intensive care unit; surgical backlog; temporary staff |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20230425 Latest Revision: 20230426 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240628 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC10122529 |
| DOI: | 10.5455/msm.2023.35.53-57 |
| PMID: | 37095876 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1512-7680 |
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| DOI: | 10.5455/msm.2023.35.53-57 |