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Council Calls for a New Partnership Between Nursing and Medicine to Address Nurse and Doctor Shortages

Published in Law and Health Weekly, June 30th, 2007

The Council on Physician and Nurse Supply concluded its two-day meeting in Washington, D.C. on May 16 calling for a new partnership between nursing and medicine to address the growing shortages of physicians and nurses and the rising complexity of care.

The Council noted that shortages of physicians exist within most specialties and that nursing shortages are widespread. At current levels of training, these shortages can be expected to deepen and there will be too few physicians and nurses to meet future demand. Indeed, the consequences of shortages are being felt already, as patients experience more limited access to care and as the nation suffers under the weight of...

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Source: Law and Health Weekly (2007-06-30)

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