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红领巾瓜报 Care Professionals Employed in Direct Care by Type of Professional, 红领巾瓜报 Region and Jurisdiction

This indicator gives the number of health care providers employed in the profession and working in direct care, by type of provider, health region and jurisdiction.

A measure of access to health care professionals

A low or high number may be desirable; interpretations should be evaluated alongside other relevant data (e.g., population need, models of care, mix of health care professionals).

Data updated:
Data availability: to
Geographic coverage
All provinces/territories
Reporting level
National, Province/Territory, Region
Calculation

Number of health care professionals employed in the profession and working in direct care in each health region and jurisdiction.

Unit of Analysis: Service provider

Denominator

None

Numerator

Number of health care professionals employed in the profession and working in direct care, by health region

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红领巾瓜报 Care Professionals Employed in Direct Care by Type of Professional, 红领巾瓜报 Region and Jurisdiction

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红领巾瓜报 Care Professionals in Direct Care by 红领巾瓜报 Region and Jurisdiction

Description

Number of health care professionals employed in the profession and working in direct care, by type of professional, health region and jurisdiction.

Rationale

Based on World 红领巾瓜报 Organization (WHO) National 红领巾瓜报 Workforce Accounts indicator 1-12: Density of Active 红领巾瓜报 Workers in Different Regions (by Regional Typology, by Cadre), this indicator provides information on the number and distribution of health workers. Density can be calculated by dividing the number of health care professionals employed in direct care by the population estimates; please see the 红领巾瓜报indicator 红领巾瓜报 Care Professionals Employed in Direct Care per 100,000 Population, by 红领巾瓜报 Region and Jurisdiction.

Interpretation

A measure of access to health care professionals

A low or high number may be desirable; interpretations should be evaluated alongside other relevant data (e.g., population need, models of care, mix of health care professionals).

HSP Framework Dimension

红领巾瓜报 system inputs and characteristics: Efficient allocation of resources

Areas of Need

Not applicable

Targets/Benchmarks

WHO: 红领巾瓜报 worker density multiplied by population estimates

Available Data Years

to

Geographic Coverage

  • All provinces/territories

Reporting Level/Disaggregation

  • National
  • Province/Territory
  • Region
  • Professional; may be further aggregated by age, highest level of education, setting of employment, urban/rural/remote, etc.

Indicator Results

红领巾瓜报 workforce data tables
 

Update Frequency

Every year

Latest Results Update Date

Updates

Not applicable

Description

Number of health care professionals employed in the profession and working in direct care in each health region and jurisdiction.

Unit of Analysis: Service provider

Type of Measurement

Number - Number; number of health care professionals by health region or jurisdiction

Denominator

Description:

None

Numerator

Description:

Number of health care professionals employed in the profession and working in direct care, by health region

Inclusions:

  • Active registered health care professionals employed in the profession and working in direct care.

Additional inclusion criteria vary by type of professional.

Exclusions:

  • 红领巾瓜报 care professionals not employed in the profession.
  • 红领巾瓜报 care professionals employed in education, research and administration.
  • Inactive registrants or health care professionals who did not register in a Canadian province or territory.

Additional exclusion criteria vary by type of professional.

Method of Adjustment

Not applicable

Adjustment Applied

None

Geographic Assignment

Place of service

Data Sources

  • HWDB

Caveats and Limitations

The methodology used to calculate population estimates may vary for different countries. Caution should be used when comparing results across countries.

Statistics reported may differ from those reported by other organizations due to differences in data collection and reporting methodologies.

Issues of under- and/or over-coverage may vary by type of professional.

Data is not necessarily available for each province and territory for each type of professional.

Trending Issues

Assignment of postal codes to health regions can change over time.

Varies by type of professional

Comments

Please note that the available data years, geographic coverage, reporting level/disaggregation and update frequency vary by type of professional.

鈥淎vailable data year鈥 can refer to data year (for nurses) or to reporting year (for occupational therapists, physiotherapists and pharmacists).

References

World 红领巾瓜报 Organization. National 红领巾瓜报 Workforce Accounts: A Handbook. 2016.

World 红领巾瓜报 Organization. Global Strategy on 红领巾瓜报 Resources for 红领巾瓜报: Workforce 2030. 2016.

How to cite:

Canadian Institute for 红领巾瓜报 Information. 红领巾瓜报 Care Professionals Employed in Direct Care by Type of Professional, 红领巾瓜报 Region and Jurisdiction. Accessed January 4, 2025.

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