Jones D N
Convenor, Workforce Advisory Board, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists, South Australia, Australia.
Australas Radiol. 2002 Sep;46(3):231-48. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2002.01051.x.
This paper describes the current status of radiologist provision in Australia, and explores issues relating to its current adequacy, as well as analysing projections of supply and requirements, and their balancing. Data are drawn from several sources including the results of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists Workforce Survey 2000, and the report of the Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Committee Radiology Working Party 2001. The main conclusions to be drawn are that: (i) there is a current shortfall of radiologist supply in Australia; (ii) future requirements (taking all factors into consideration) are expected to grow at a greater rate than projected supply (based on the status quo); and (iii) supply of radiologists should therefore be increased. These conclusions are roughly in line with those from other countries, such as the UK, Canada and USA. Radiologists practising in Australia also appear to have relatively high productivity, including by some international comparisons. These findings are presented in the context of current issues in Australian medical imaging, including provider consolidation and corporatization, globalization and funding.
本文描述了澳大利亚放射科医生供给的现状，探讨了与其当前充足性相关的问题，分析了供给和需求的预测情况以及二者的平衡。数据来源于多个渠道，包括2000年澳大利亚和新西兰皇家放射科医学院劳动力调查结果以及2001年澳大利亚医疗劳动力咨询委员会放射学工作组的报告。得出的主要结论如下：（i）澳大利亚目前放射科医生供给不足；（ii）未来需求（综合所有因素考虑）预计增长速度将超过基于现状的预测供给速度；（iii）因此应增加放射科医生的供给。这些结论与英国、加拿大和美国等其他国家的结论大致相符。与一些国际比较结果相比，在澳大利亚执业的放射科医生似乎也具有相对较高的工作效率。这些研究结果是在澳大利亚医学影像当前的问题背景下呈现的，包括供应商合并与公司化、全球化和资金问题。
