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ArticleBMJ open2025

How did staffing strategies change amid COVID-19 and post pandemic? A qualitative study.

Lianne Jeffs, Jacqueline Limoges, Tracey Das Gupta, Lisa Di Prospero, Alexandra Harris, Jane Merkley, Benjamin Rosen, Morgann Reid, Megha Rao, Agnes Black and 2 more

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12 authors.

Lianne JeffsScience of Care Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada lianne.jeffs@sinaihealth.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3522-2549
Jacqueline LimogesAthabasca University Centre for Nursing and Health Studies, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1261-829X
Tracey Das GuptaSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Lisa Di ProsperoUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7192-8581
Alexandra HarrisUnity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jane MerkleySinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Benjamin RosenUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Morgann ReidScience of Care Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Megha RaoScience of Care Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Agnes BlackProvidence Health Care, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Rui Lin ZengScience of Care Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Linda McGillis HallUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7515-6657

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

OBJECTIVES AND

designA qualitative study was undertaken to explore the nature of staffing strategies from the perspectives of nursing, medicine and health disciplines employed in a hospital setting.

settingInterviews were conducted in six hospitals in Canada between November 2022 and September 2023.

results118 healthcare professionals and leaders who experience

conclusionsOur study elucidates the staffing strategies that were employed during the COVID-19 pandemic that included creating new and adapting existing roles and teams; redeploying healthcare professionals; and enhancing coverage. Study findings can be used to guide leaders to use a proactive systematic approach to staffing models that includes adaptable and flexible staffing models within local contexts.

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COVID-19Personnel Staffing and SchedulingCanadaHumansInterviews as TopicPandemicsQualitative ResearchSARS-CoV-2Health ServicesHEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENTHealth WorkforceHuman resource managementOrganisation of health servicesQuality in health care

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PMID40578857
PMCPMC12207134

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