A neglected issue in hospital emergency and disaster planning: Non-standard employment in hospitals

Tekeli-Yesil S., KIRAN S.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, cilt.51, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 51
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101823
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Personnel management, Health resources, Disaster medicine, PART-TIME, PREPAREDNESS, HEALTH, WORK
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Work organization and relationships have changed over recent decades. Following the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the norms concerning work-related standards will likely change even more significantly. There has been a shift away from standard employment to non-standard employment (NSE), which includes fixed-term, part-time, on-call, agency-related employment, dependent self-employment, dispatch, and temporary employment, etc. In nearly every sector. The health sector is no exception. However, the effects of non-standard employment on the disaster preparedness of health systems, particularly on hospitals' emergency and disaster plans, have not yet been adequately studied. Most crucial themes are engagement of non-standard employees in emergency and disaster planning and response, and the impact of non-standard employees in expanding hospitals' capacity in large-scale events. This short communication paper aims to discuss this neglected issue in hospital emergency and disaster planning.