Publications by authors named "Faisal S Alenezi"
The supply and demand for rehabilitation health workforce in Saudi Arabia.
East Mediterr Health J
May 2024
Background: Adequate supply of rehabilitation health workforce is a prerequisite for enhancing access to rehabilitation care. However, there is a lack of comprehensive data regarding the supply of rehabilitation health workers in Saudi Arabia.
Aims: To determine the need for, and supply of, rehabilitation workforce, and investigate the relationship between rehabilitation workforce supply and rehabilitation needs in Saudi Arabia.
Background: Adequate supply of health workforce with proper skills is essential to deliver appropriate health services in normal times and during disasters.
Objective: To describe the role of the Saudi Temporary Contracting and Visiting Doctors Program in the provision of critical care during COVID-19 pandemic, and in the clearance of the surgical backlog thereafter.
Methods: We reviewed reports of General Directorate of Health Services and Saudi Ministry of Health annual statistical books to obtain the following data: number of temporary healthcare professionals contracted from 2019 to 2022; number of intensive care unit beds before and during COVID-19 pandemic; volume of elective surgeries before, during and after COVID-19 pandemic.
Background: Temporary Contracting and Visiting Doctors' Program was initiated by the Saudi Ministry of Health to address issues of sustainable supply of healthcare professionals in the whole country and in remote areas in particular.
Objective: This study aimed to describe the experience of the Saudi Temporary Contracting and Visiting Doctors' Program, the undertaken reform steps and the program outputs.
Methods: We conducted a case study and reviewed documents of the Temporary Contracting and Visiting Doctors' Program to obtain data about the program's development and steps of reform.