Analysis of staffing issues in the health care system and solutions to them (the example of Stavropol Krai): A retrospective analytical descriptive study

Background. One of the key aspects of state policy aims to improve the quality of medical services, and highly qualified medical professionals play a significant role in ensuring this process. In recent years, certain positive changes have been observed in the staffing issues in the health care system. However, the problem of staff shortages in medical organizations remains unsolved, which affects the reduction of efficiency and effectiveness of measures aimed at preserving and improving public health.
Objectives. To describe approaches to adequate staffing in medical organizations and formation of personnel reserves at the regional level.
Methods. A retrospective analytical descriptive study of the data of the state statistical observation form No. 30 “Information about the medical organization” for the period 2019-2024, the data of the “Medical Center for Information and Analysis” in Stavropol Krai, and the data of the Department of the Federal State Statistics Service for the North Caucasian Federal District for 2021–2023 was conducted. In this study, the following parameters were evaluated: availability of qualified medical staff in public institutions of Stavropol Krai; availability of narrow specialists in all specialties; wages and social benefits of medical workers. Accumulation of primary information as well as content visualization based on the obtained results were performed in Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheets (Microsoft, USA); statistical processing was carried out in the SPSS for Windows v. 26.0 software package (IBM, USA).
Results. The study substantiated the possibility of creating the “Portal for career development of medical staff in Stavropol Krai”, i.e., a specialized electronic platform for the recruitment of medical workers and job search by graduates. Conclusion. The planned sectoral changes, such as the creation of a unified platform for a center of medical staff in the healthcare system of Stavropol Krai, will make it possible to improve the efficiency of management decisions as well as attract young specialists to the industry.

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