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The mobility of health professionals represents a growing challenge for policymakers in South East Europe, both as the result of the accession of some South East European countries to the European Union (EU) and because of other dynamics related to the poor planning and management of the health workforce. While health professionals have always been internationally mobile, the enlargement of the EU facilitated the process for the EU’s new member states through the mutual recognition of qualifications and access to the labour markets of some of the old EU member states. Some South East European countries have therefore found it difficult to retain the health professionals they have trained.
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Ognyanova, D., Busse, R. (2012). Health Workforce Mobility and Policy Responses in South East Europe. In: Bartlett, W., Božikov, J., Rechel, B. (eds) Health Reforms in South East Europe. New Perspectives on South-East Europe Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137264770_5
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