The Hidden Reserve of Nurses in The Netherlands: A Spatial Analysis.

Frits van Merode, Wim Groot, Catharina van Oostveen, Melline Somers

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Frits van MerodeCare and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-1918-3487

Wim GrootCare and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Catharina van OostveenErasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, 3062 PA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-3483-2206

Melline SomersResearch Centre for Education and the Labour Market, Maastricht University, Tongersestraat 49, 6211 LM Maastricht, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

Worldwide, nurse shortages constitute a problem, including in the Netherlands. Every region in the country has a shortage of all types of nurses. At the same time, there are large hidden reserves: persons who have been trained as a nurse but do not work in the healthcare sector. The size of the hidden reserve exceeds the shortage of nurses. Until now, the literature has not paid much attention to spatial aspects of the nursing shortage problem. In this paper, we analyze the size of the hidden reserves and how they are distributed over the country, across large and smaller cities, and across different nurse categories. We find that especially densely populated areas have relatively small shares of trained nurses as well as large hidden reserves relative to their population. These areas are also facing the largest nurse shortages. As nurse labor markets are local, policies that are more focused on local situations are necessary to activate these hidden reserves.

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hidden reservenurse mobilitynurse shortagesregional differences

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PMID38921712

DOI10.3390/nursrep14020102

PMCPMC11206405

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