Table 3 Impact of health workers’ migration from the Philippines
Impact (first ranked) | Doctor | Nurse | PT/OT | Midwife | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shortages of workers | 71.4 | 41.6 | 55.6 | 33.3 | 41.4 |
Increased over time | 0.0 | 11.2 | 0.0 | 13.6 | 11.0 |
Reduction in services being provided/required | 14.3 | 21.6 | 5.6 | 18.2 | 20.2 |
Increases errors/poorer quality of care being delivered | 0.0 | 8.5 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 8.1 |
Patients/clients reporting problems accessing services | 14.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 4.3 |
Longer waiting times | 0.0 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 7.1 |
Have noticed no (other) impacts | 0.0 | 0.6 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Other | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
No information | 0.0 | 4.9 | 22.2 | 10.6 | 6.4 |