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Retaining Talent in Health Sector Organisations

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The challenge of retention in the health sector is global, applying to underserved regions; middle-income countries, where robust economic growth leading to an increase in demand may not be matched by the timescale of supply; and high-income countries, where there are regional disparities and strong competition to attract and retain talented healthcare workers. Retention is defined as the extent to which an employer is able to keep employees in the organisation; and it can be expressed as the proportion of employees with a specified length of service as a percentage of overall workforce numbers. It is directly related to talent management through career development and progression, two of the key levers used by employers in building up their retention capability because when organisations want to retain their employees it is important to pay attention to the learning of employees.

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