[Measures to increase the retention of migrant healthcare professionals in Germany: results from 14 years of research].

Abstract

The shortage of physicians and nurses in the healthcare sector in Germany is often compensated by deployment of health professionals from abroad. However, this is accompanied by various challenges. These include, for example, communication and language difficulties and a lack of understanding of administrative and bureaucratic processes. Using a narrative literature analysis combined with the presentation of our own research results, this article summarizes challenges in this area, based on results from nine years of research and a total of six research projects in this field. Furthermore, it proposes approaches to solutions that have proved to be successful in practice in Germany as well as in international settings.