Nurse Migration in Asia
Emerging Patterns and Policy Responses
- 192 pages
- English
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Nurse Migration in Asia
Emerging Patterns and Policy Responses
About this book
Nurse Migration in Asia explores the ever-increasing need for a larger nursing and healthcare workforce in Asia, where countries are undergoing rapid transformation, given economic globalisation and commercial expansion.
The book examines some of the major forces that play key roles in the changing dynamics of 21st century nurse and care worker migration in the Asian context; changes which inevitably have global implications. The country case studies range from India, China, Singapore to Japan and the Philippines. Common themes emerge: the rapid and unpredictable nature of nurse migration patterns, including the direction, purpose and frequency of migration; and the changes in professional training, regulation, and workforce policy. Forces causing these shifts include the changing population demography, global and regional economic fluctuations, and finally changing professional roles and gender dynamics. The book analyses the response to these transformations, and how countries adjust their immigration regulations, to attract foreign healthcare professionals. It concludes by highlighting the importance for all countries to remain vigilant as regards the exacerbating workforce crisis, and engage in developing coherent policy governance frameworks to manage healthcare workforce at the national or international levels.
A valuable addition to the literature, this book will be of interest to academics in the field of nursing, health and social care workforce studies, population demography, labour markets, gender and international migration studies, globalisation in health and Asian studies.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Endorsements
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- Preface
- List of contributors
- Introduction: Shifting the Focus to Asia
- 1. Nursing Education, Employment, and International Migration: The Case of India
- 2. “Friendly Relations” in Troubled Times: Tracing a Decade of Nurse Migration from India to the UAE
- 3. Nursing Shortage and Mobility in China: Current Development and Future Possibilities
- 4. Career Pathways, Long-Term Settlement Policies and Stepwise Migration Aspirations of Philippine-Educated Nurses in Singapore: Lessons for Policymakers
- 5. From Nurses to Care Workers: Deskilling among Filipino Nurses in Japan
- 6. Dreams Interrupted: Migrant Filipino Nurses, Gendered Nationalism and Ontological (In)Security during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- 7. An Ageing Society and a Shrinking Workforce Pool: How Japan is Preparing to Tackle an Impending Demographic Time-Bomb
- Conclusion: Nurse Migration in Asia: Current Challenges and Opportunities
- Index