TY - GEN AU - Stephanie D.Short AU - Fiona McDonald TI - Health Workforce Governance: Improved Access, Good Regulatory Practice, Safer Patients SN - 9781138273702 PY - 2016///1011 CY - Oxford PB - Routledge N2 - With increasing recognition of the international market in health professionals and the impact of globalism on regulation, the governance of the health workforce is moving towards greater public engagement and increased transparency. This book discusses the challenges posed by these processes such as improved access to health services and how structures can be reformed so that good practice is upheld and quality of service and patient safety are ensured. With contributions from regulators, academics, lawyers and health professionals, this book presents arguments from multiple perspectives. Of global relevance, it brings together concerns about access, quality and safety within the framework of the health workforce governance continuum and will be of interest to policy makers, regulators, health professionals, academics legal practitioners, insurers, students and researchers ER -