We believe doctors and healthcare professionals aren’t supposed to leave medicine, as it’s a calling and profession for life. There are challenges, but the satisfaction of helping others in need, along with the social status and compensation, made healthcare workers proud. However, times have changed. Their existing burnout was heightened during the pandemic.
Healthcare workers thought that vaccines would ease the traumas endured in initial surges. Instead, they saw waves of patients. There was one variant wave after another. Many Covid-19 patients became difficult to deal with. There were heated exchanges with the unvaccinated. Hospitals, clinics and doctors’ offices saw a steady stream of people who delayed medical visits during the pandemic and are now suffering the consequences. To add to the stress, there were reports of assaults on nurses and other healthcare workers. According to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, many felt the need to leave.
To gain a sense of the healthcare field and what the future may look like, Elsevier Health, a world-leading provider of information solutions that enhance the performance of science, health and technology professionals, empowering them to make better decisions and deliver better care, conducted its first “Clinician of the Future” global report. This study reveals current pain points, predictions for the future and how the industry can come together to address gaps.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2022/03/15/unless-we-future-proof-healthcare-study-shows-that-by-2025-75-of-healthcare-workers-will-leave-the-profession/?sh=282f51af2bcb