Appendix 2 – Characteristics of included publications in literature review Authors Year Publication type Countries covered R&R category Level Short description Professional group targeted Andrews et al. (30) 2005 Primary study UK Org. Home Trusts On Secondment - Seconded Health Care Assistants Student nurses Attree et al. (36) 2011 Review DK/FI/IE/PT/UK Pol. Nursing workforce policies (incl. HR management, improving practice environment, attracting RNs back to practice). Nurses, physicians, midwives, health technicians Baillie et al. (80) 2003 Primary UK Org. New recruitment strategies of newly qualified nursing students Student nurses Barrett (31) 2007 Grey literature UK Pol. Clinical role of nurse lecturers Nurses Barriball et al. (37) 2007 Primary UK Pol. Return to Practice Programme Nurses Baumann et al. (90) 2006 Grey literature UK Pol. Lifelong learning framework Improving Working Lives Standard Managers, supervisors, health professionals
Bellman (41) 2002 Primary UK Org. Continuing Professional Development Bellot (81) 2004 Primary study UK Org. Pilot Scheme for the Rotational Posts Nurses Blacklock et al. (71) 2012 Primary study UK Pol. Ethical Guidance to prevent active recruitment of doctors from resource-poor countries Physicians Boyle (57) 2011 Grey literature UK Pol. Increase entry to medical schools Medical students Bryar et al. (50) 2012 Grey literature UK Pol. Childcare support / nursery facilities Zero tolerance on violence against staff Primary health care nurses Buchan & Ball (62) 2011 Primary study UK Pol. Agenda for Change Nurses Buchan & (51) 2011 Grey literature FI/CZ/UK Pol. Negotiations for a new collective agreement Implementation of salary increases Agenda for Change: Modernising Nurses, midwives
De Rodenbeeke et al. (97) 2011 Grey literature BG/ES/FR/GR/ LT/RO/SE Pol. Various financial incentives Health professionals Delamaire & Lafortune (73) 2010 Grey literature BE/CY/CZ/ES/FI/ FR/IE/PL/UK Pol. Extension of the use of / advanced for nurse Delegation of clinical activities to advanced practice nurses Nurses Physicians Deutsch et al. (33) 2013 Primary DE Org. Early Family Practice Elective Student physicians Ding, Hann & Sibbald (44) 2008 Primary study UK Pol. Salaried GP Posts Draper & Watson (82) 2002 Primary study UK Pol. Nurse Cadet Schemes Nurses and midwives Drennan & Goodman (83) 2011 Primary study UK Pol. Clinical career structures for nurses, including innovative posts known as nurse consultants Consultant nurses Drexler & Rusu (74) 2011 Grey literature FR Pol. Regulation of the practice location Health professionals Dussault et al. (58) 2010 Grey literature SI Pol. Expand domestic health training capacity Physicians and nurses
Economou (45) 2010 Grey literature GR Pol. The hiring of medical, nursing and administrative personnel to fill all the vacancies in public hospitals Nurses, physicians Enterkin, Robb & McLaren (84) 2013 Primary study UK Org. Education Leadership Programmes Nurses and midwives Friðfinnsdóttir & Jónsson (67) 2010 Grey literature IS Pol. Salary increases Nurses Fujisawa & Colombo (55) 2009 Grey literature DK Pol. CPD and career progression: Flexible training arrangements. Training is counted towards seniority in decisions Health professionals Gaál & Riesberg (68) 2004 Grey literature HU Pol. Increase the salary of health workers and introduction of a loyalty Health professionals Gerkens & Merkur (46) 2010 Grey literature BE Pol. Interest-free loans (up to €15000) and subsidies (€20000) to doctors starting a GP practice
Harris et al. (53) 2010 Primary UK Pol. Work–Life Balance: family friendly policies and flexible working Nurses Hodgkinson et al. (75) 2011 Review NL Org. New nursing model to improve staff outcomes Physicians, nurses Hull et al. (98) 2000 Grey literature UK Pol. London Initiative Zone Educational Incentives International Centre for Resources in Nursing (ICHRN) (89) 2012 Grey literature UK Pol. Nurse prescribing Nurses International Council of Nurses (ICN) (99) 2013 Grey literature IS Org. Increase in salaries Nurses et al. (59) 2004 Grey literature EE Pol. Expand domestic training capacity nursing Raise the status of nurses Increasing recognition of general practice as a specialty Nurses,
Johnsen & Bankauskaite (60) 2006 Grey literature NO Pol. Expand domestic health training capacity Physicians, nurses Kane (85) 2007 Primary UK Org. Rotational Working Programme Nurses King (86) 2006 Primary study UK Org. Training Course Nurses Kołodziejska, Makulec, & Szulecka (64) 2012 Grey literature PL Pol. Reform employment system to a model Delegation of tasks: introduction of medical carers Health professionals Lai et al. (69) 2012 Grey literature EE Pol. Increase in salaries Health professionals Mitenbergs et al. (66) 2012 Grey literature LV Pol. Unified model of postgraduate education, adjusted health care personnel remuneration levels Physicians OECD (52) 2008 Grey literature FR/IT/UK Pol. Expand domestic health training capacity Nurses, physicians OECD (100) 2010 Grey literature DE Org. Telehealth project Olejaz et al. (70) 2012 Grey literature DK Pol. Improved social and professional General practitioners
in-service training model for general practice Straume, Søndenå & Prydz (35) 2010 Primary study NO Pol. Postgraduate (vocational) training (residency) for primary care physicians carried out in remote areas Student physicians Svensson et al. (56) 2011 Grey literature SE Both Expand domestic health training capacity CPD: spend time on research Medical and dentistry students, physicians Van den Heede et al. (22) 2013 Primary BE Org. Magnet Recognition Program Nurses WHO (16) 2010 Grey literature IE Pol. RTP courses Nurses, physicians WHO Regional Office for Europe (78) 2011 Grey literature AT/BG/ES/FR/ GR/HR/LT/SE Both M-Health Financial incentives for rural health care workers Health professionals in rural areas Williams et al. (49) 2001 Primary study UK Pol. Salaried GP Schemes Legend: EducationRegulationFinancial interventionProfessional and personal support Mix/other Level: Pol. = policy level; Org. = organisational level, both = both policy and organisational level. service