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Table 3 Workload and requirements of doctors, nurses, pharmacist, and MT by level of care in 2013

From: Forecasting imbalances of human resources for health in the Thailand health service system: application of a health demand method

Professionals/services

Secondary care

Tertiary care

No. of services

Man hours

HRH requirements (FTE)

No. of services

Man hours

HRH requirements (FTE)

Doctors

 OP treatment

110 290 828

13 234 899

7878

62 206 113

7 464 734

4443

 IP treatment

12 949 845

4 273 449

2544

21 046 774

6 945 435

4134

 Surgery

106 549

399 557

238

1 352 510

4 463 283

2657

 Normal delivery

281 048

70 262

42

243 857

60 964

36

 Abnormal delivery

15 664

39 160

23

43 368

95 409

57

 A&E services

5 974 225

1 493 556

889

4 851 152

1 212 788

722

 ICU

125 683

125 683

75

2 386 955

2 386 955

1421

 Ultrasound services

902 553

225 638

134

970 912

242 728

144

Total (include 15% allowance)

13 596

  

15 657

Nurses

 OP Treatment

110 290 828

22 058 166

13 061

62 206 113

12,441,2239

7405

 IP treatment

12 949 845

45 324 456

37 187

21 046 774

94 710 483

56 375

 Surgery

106 549

1 065 487

874

1 352 510

12 781 220

7608

 Normal delivery

281 048

3 934 676

3228

243 857

3 414 004

2032

 Abnormal delivery

15 664

156 639

129

43 368

409 824

244

 A&E services

5 974 225

3 584 535

2122

4 851 152

2 522 599

1502

 ICU

125 683

1 508 195

1237

2 386 955

28,643,4579

17 050

 Ultrasound services

902 553

902 553

741

922 366

922 366

549

Total (include 15% allowance)

53 759

  

106 680

Pharmacists

 Drug dispensing

68 346 611

5 695 551

4857

82 958 564

6 913 214

4115

Total (include 44% allowance)

6995

  

5926

MT

 Specimen collection

16 076 429

267 940

159

10 058 590

167 643

100

 Hematology

15 897 187

2 384 578

1419

18,391,769

2,758,765

1642

 Microscope

9 857 133

1 642 855

978

7,898 760

1 316,460

784

 Clinical chemistry

76 216 024

1 905 401

1134

101 608 462

2 540 212

1,512

 Immunology

6 526 278

652 628

388

8 350 144

835 014

497

 Microbiology

2 377 038

792 346

472

6 433 612

2 144 537

1277

 Molecular biology and blood banking

842 625

154 037

92

6 893 524

1 259 161

750

Total (include 15% allowance)

5339

  

7546