Number of healthcare professionals

Total number of workers in the healthcare system 76,932Total number of healthcare professionals (and associates) 58,682

permanent employment 51,000temporary employment 7,682

Total number of administration and technical staff 18,250

Healthcare workersNumber %

Doctors of medicine 12,669 21,1Doctors of dental medicine 3,455

5,8Masters of pharmacy 2,760 4,4

Medical nurses/technicians 32,83839,8

257262

269 271 274

284

316 318 321 320 321 322

200

250

300

350

2002. 2003. 2004. 2005. 2006. 2007.

RH

EU

Doctors of medicine /population of 100,000

Source: European health for all database (HFA-DB); http://www.euro.who.int/hfadb

Comparison of number of doctors of medicine per population of 100,000 between the Republic of Croatia (RH) (red line) and the European Union (green line)

70

72

7475

76

78

57 5758

5960

50

60

70

80

2002. 2003. 2004. 2005. 2006. 2007.

RH

EU

Doctors of dental medicine/population of 100,000

RH 76 (2006) EU 60 (2006)

Source: European health for all database (HFA-DB); http://www.euro.who.int/hfadb

55

5758

6061

62

7475

7172

71

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

2002. 2003. 2004. 2005. 2006. 2007.

RH EU

Masters of pharmacy/population of 100,000

RH 61 (2006) EU 71 (2006)

Source: European health for all database (HFA-DB); http://www.euro.who.int/hfadb

502 504514 518 526

538

699 706726

736746

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500

550

600

650

700

750

800

2002. 2003. 2004. 2005. 2006. 2007.

RH EU

Medical nurses/technicians /population of 100,000

RH 526 (2006) EU 746 (2006)

Source: European health for all database (HFA-DB); http://www.euro.who.int/hfadb

Education of healthcare professionals

•   Students’ enrolment quota in 2008

Graduated Passed the state exam

Doctors of medicine

485 cca 420 cca 401

Doctors of dental medicine

155 cca 110 cca 122

Masters of pharmacy

150 cca 147 cca 120

Planning of healthcare professionals

assessment of current situationoptimum distribution of healthcare professionals according to:

movements in total number of populationepidemiological profilehealthcare services

development of skills:qualifications’ upgrade

higher university quotas ( increased on 595 medicine ) specialist training based on competencies

quality of the healthcare service