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Situations of anomie and the health workforce crisis: Policy implications of a socially sensitive and inclusive approach to human resources

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  • Nancy Côté
  • Jean‐Louis Denis

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Health systems in most jurisdictions are facing an unprecedented workforce crisis, manifesting as labour shortages, high staff turnover, and increasing rates of absenteeism and burnout. These issues affect professional and occupational groups in both health and social care and individuals at early and later stages of their career. The intensity and pervasiveness of the crisis suggests that it is a multicausal phenomenon. Studies have focused on the relationship between working environments and worker satisfaction and well‐being. However, these are of limited use in understanding the deeper mechanisms behind the large‐scale workforce crisis. The subjective experience of work, while rooted in a particular work context, is also shaped by broader social and cultural phenomena that put social norms and individuals' ability to conform to them in tension. The concept of anomie, initially developed by Durkheim and redefined by Merton, focuses on the way social norms that guide conduct and aspirations lose influence and become incompatible with each other or unsuited to contemporary work contexts. Understanding the workforce crisis from the perspective of anomie enables the development and implementation of novel policies based on co‐production strategies where concerned publics engage collaboratively in framing the problem and searching for solutions.

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  • Nancy Côté & Jean‐Louis Denis, 2024. "Situations of anomie and the health workforce crisis: Policy implications of a socially sensitive and inclusive approach to human resources," International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 39(3), pages 898-905, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijhplm:v:39:y:2024:i:3:p:898-905
    DOI: 10.1002/hpm.3785
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