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Table 8 HRH requirements VS supply in 2016

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

 

HRH requirements in 2026

HRH supply in 2026

Shortages/surplus

 

Baseline time

Baseline time ± 10%

Doctors

40 875

36 786–44 961

62 779

17 818 to 25 993

Nurses

207 668

186 901–228 435

180 992

− 5909 to − 47 443

Pharmacists

17 386

15 647–19 125

38 905

19 780 to 23 258

Dentists

16 559

14 904–18 215

18 675

461 to 3772

Physiotherapists

4 378

3940–4816

9 736

4 920 to 5796

TTM practitioners

20 761

18 685–22 837

19 080

− 3,757 to 395

MT

14 249

12 824–15 674

16 078

404 to 3254