Data used in the forecasting model come from multiple data sources.
In the absence of a registry, there are three alternative data sources:
- Medical Council Register: providing information of registered professionals;
- Payroll data of regional health services;
- Primary care: SNS Information System for primary care (SIAP);
- Hospital based-care, ambulatory and inpatient care: National Survey on Inpatient Care Premises (ESCRI);
- Register of Ministry of Education: Graduates and Specialist Doctors.
In addition to the above-mentioned sources, the National Statistical Institute (INE) holds data on:
- Retired and active professionals by sex and age;
- Health professionals entering Spain (Economically Active Population Survey (EAPS); National Immigrant Survey (NIS) 2007 – social and demographic characteristics of persons born abroad).
The studies on needs in healthcare specialists undertaken by the Ministry of Health take into account all available sources to estimate the number of health professionals both in the public and private sectors.
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