J Buchan

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Affiliation: Queen Margaret University College
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Skill mix in the health care workforce: reviewing the evidence
    James Buchan
    Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Care, Queen Margaret University College, Clerwood Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland EH12 8TS, UK
    Bull World Health Organ 80:575-80. 2002
  2. ncbi The migration of nurses: trends and policies
    James Buchan
    Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Care, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, Scotland
    Bull World Health Organ 82:587-94. 2004
  3. ncbi Health sector reform and human resources: lessons from the United Kingdom
    J Buchan
    Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, UK
    Health Policy Plan 15:319-25. 2000
  4. ncbi Planning for change: developing a policy framework for nursing labour markets
    J Buchan
    Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Care, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, UK
    Int Nurs Rev 47:199-206. 2000
  5. ncbi A certain ratio? The policy implications of minimum staffing ratios in nursing
    James Buchan
    Department of Management and Social Science, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, UK
    J Health Serv Res Policy 10:239-44. 2005
  6. ncbi Nursing shortages and evidence-based interventions: a case study from Scotland
    J Buchan
    Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Care, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, UK
    Int Nurs Rev 49:209-18. 2002
  7. ncbi The 'greying' of the United Kingdom nursing workforce: implications for employment policy and practice
    J Buchan
    Department of Management and Social Sciences, Clerwood Terrace, Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh EH12 8TS, Scotland
    J Adv Nurs 30:818-26. 1999
  8. ncbi Evaluating the impact of a new pay agreement on New Zealand nursing
    J Buchan
    Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK
    Int Nurs Rev 56:206-13. 2009
  9. ncbi If changing skill mix is the answer, what is the question?
    J Buchan
    Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Care, Queen Margaret University College, Clerwood Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 8TS, UK
    J Health Serv Res Policy 6:233-8. 2001
  10. ncbi Evaluating the benefits of a clinical ladder for nursing staff: an international review
    J Buchan
    Queen Margaret University College, Department of Management and Social Sciences, Edinburgh, UK
    Int J Nurs Stud 36:137-44. 1999

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  1. ncbi Skill mix in the health care workforce: reviewing the evidence
    James Buchan
    Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Care, Queen Margaret University College, Clerwood Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland EH12 8TS, UK
    Bull World Health Organ 80:575-80. 2002
    ..The effectiveness of different skill mixes across other groups of health workers and professions, and the associated issue of developing new roles remain relatively unexplored...
  2. ncbi The migration of nurses: trends and policies
    James Buchan
    Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Care, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, Scotland
    Bull World Health Organ 82:587-94. 2004
    ..Recommendations for enhancements to workforce data systems are provided...
  3. ncbi Health sector reform and human resources: lessons from the United Kingdom
    J Buchan
    Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, UK
    Health Policy Plan 15:319-25. 2000
    ..In general, the changes in the NHS HR function can be characterized as a partially successful attempt to adopt private sector HR management techniques to meet the challenges of public sector reform...
  4. ncbi Planning for change: developing a policy framework for nursing labour markets
    J Buchan
    Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Care, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, UK
    Int Nurs Rev 47:199-206. 2000
    ....
  5. ncbi A certain ratio? The policy implications of minimum staffing ratios in nursing
    James Buchan
    Department of Management and Social Science, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, UK
    J Health Serv Res Policy 10:239-44. 2005
    ....
  6. ncbi Nursing shortages and evidence-based interventions: a case study from Scotland
    J Buchan
    Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Care, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, UK
    Int Nurs Rev 49:209-18. 2002
    ..Five main interventions are examined: integrating the planning of the healthcare workforce; improving recruitment; incentives to improve retention; improving staff deployment; and improving utilization/skill mix...
  7. ncbi The 'greying' of the United Kingdom nursing workforce: implications for employment policy and practice
    J Buchan
    Department of Management and Social Sciences, Clerwood Terrace, Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh EH12 8TS, Scotland
    J Adv Nurs 30:818-26. 1999
    ....
  8. ncbi Evaluating the impact of a new pay agreement on New Zealand nursing
    J Buchan
    Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK
    Int Nurs Rev 56:206-13. 2009
    ..This paper examines the labour market impact of a new national pay award for nurses implemented in New Zealand in 2004/5 - the Multi-Employer Collective Agreement (MECA)...
  9. ncbi If changing skill mix is the answer, what is the question?
    J Buchan
    Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Care, Queen Margaret University College, Clerwood Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 8TS, UK
    J Health Serv Res Policy 6:233-8. 2001
    ..Before embarking on a skill mix review, any organisation should ask itself the question: 'If changing skill mix is the answer, what is the question?'..
  10. ncbi Evaluating the benefits of a clinical ladder for nursing staff: an international review
    J Buchan
    Queen Margaret University College, Department of Management and Social Sciences, Edinburgh, UK
    Int J Nurs Stud 36:137-44. 1999
    ..Methods of evaluation have varied between studies, and in some cases fall short of that required for objective analysis...
  11. ncbi Still attractive after all these years? Magnet hospitals in a changing health care environment
    J Buchan
    Department of Management and Social Sciences, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh EH12 8TS, Scotland
    J Adv Nurs 30:100-8. 1999
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  12. ncbi An end to overseas recruitment?
    James Buchan
    Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh
    Nurs Stand 20:15. 2006
  13. ncbi Trends in international nurse migration
    Linda H Aiken
    Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
    Health Aff (Millwood) 23:69-77. 2004
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  14. ncbi Commentary. Nurse workforce planning in the UK: policies and impact
    James Buchan
    Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, UK
    J Nurs Manag 12:388-92. 2004
  15. ncbi International recruitment of health professionals
    James Buchan
    BMJ 330:210. 2005
  16. ncbi Chang places
    James Buchan
    Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh
    Nurs Stand 19:23. 2005
  17. ncbi Nurse turnover: a literature review
    Laureen J Hayes
    Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont, Canada
    Int J Nurs Stud 43:237-63. 2006
    ..Further research is needed to examine the impact of turnover on health system cost, and how nurse turnover influences patient and nurse outcomes...
  18. ncbi International recruitment of nurses: policy and practice in the United Kingdom
    James Buchan
    Queen Margaret University, Clerwood Terrace, Edinburgh, UK
    Health Serv Res 42:1321-35. 2007
    ..To synthesize information about nurse migration into and out of the United Kingdom in the period to 2005, and to assess policy implications...
  19. ncbi International migration of nurses: introduction
    Patricia Pittman
    AcademyHealth, Washington, DC 20006, USA
    Health Serv Res 42:1275-80. 2007
  20. ncbi The impact of global nursing migration on health services delivery
    James Buchan
    Queen Margaret University College in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    Policy Polit Nurs Pract 7:16S-25S. 2006
    ..We must also not lose sight of nurses currently in the workforce. Effective national policies for recruiting and retaining nurses would reduce the need for recruiting from other countries...
  21. ncbi International rescue? The dynamics and policy implications of the international recruitment of nurses to the UK
    James Buchan
    Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, UK
    J Health Serv Res Policy 9:10-6. 2004
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  22. ncbi Should I stay or should I go?
    James Buchan
    Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Care, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh
    Nurs Stand 19:14-6. 2005
  23. ncbi Nurse recruitment. Going places
    James Buchan
    Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh
    Health Serv J 112:22-4. 2002
    ..The international labour market will become tighter: the US needs to recruit an extra million nurses of its own...
  24. ncbi More winners than losers?
    James Buchan
    Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh
    Nurs Stand 17:20-1. 2002
  25. ncbi Exchange rates
    James Buchan
    Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh
    Nurs Stand 17:18. 2002
  26. ncbi Human resources. Rallying the troops
    James Buchan
    Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh
    Health Serv J 112:24-6. 2002
    ..The introduction of new roles and skill mix will be the biggest test of the human resources agenda. Success is more likely to come from developing the roles of current health professionals than from introducing new types of workers...
  27. ncbi Magnet hospitals. Attraction of opposites
    James Buchan
    Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh
    Health Serv J 112:22-4. 2002
    ..The magnet concept appears to be an effective way of tackling nurse shortages...
  28. ncbi Global nursing shortages
    James Buchan
    BMJ 324:751-2. 2002
  29. ncbi Work force
    James Buchan
    Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh
    Nurs Stand 16:24. 2002
  30. ncbi The impact of nurse turnover on patient, nurse, and system outcomes: a pilot study and focus for a multicenter international study
    Pat Griffin
    University of Toronto and Canadian Health Services Research Foundation/Canadian Institutes of Health Research, CHSRF/CIHR, National Chair in Nursing Human Resources
    Policy Polit Nurs Pract 7:169-79. 2006
    ..The results provided significant evidence to justify increased emphasis on nurse retention strategies and the creation of healthy work environments for nurses...
  31. ncbi Deal or no deal?
    James Buchan
    Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh
    Nurs Stand 22:24-5. 2008
  32. ncbi Migration of health workers
    James Buchan
    Queen Margaret University, Edinburg, UK
    Cah Sociol Demogr Med 48:246-52. 2008
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  33. ncbi The predictions of nursing leaders
    Jean Faugier
    University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester School of Management
    Nurs Times 100:20-1. 2004
  34. ncbi HSJ people. On the pull
    James Buchan
    Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh
    Health Serv J 114:40-1. 2004
    ..When Rochdale Infirmary prepared to become the first UK 'magnet' hospital, the boost to staff morale was just one of many attractions. James Buchan and colleagues explain the process...
  35. ncbi INR author speaks out: lack of data inhibits efforts to combat nursing shortages
    James Buchan
    Int Nurs Rev 49:203. 2002
  36. ncbi Foundation trusts. Power sharing
    Renu Jobanputra
    Faculty of Social Sciences and Healthcare, Queen Mary University College
    Health Serv J 113:26-7. 2003
    ..Taking advantage of new powers for short-term gain, at the expense of other trusts, will have negative effects if not part of a wider development of HR practice...
  37. ncbi The capacity to change? Workforce growth in the health sector; a U.K. perspective
    James Buchan
    Faculty of Social Sciences and Healthcare, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
    Healthc Pap 3:33-9; discussion 76-9. 2002
    ..K. National Health Service (NHS) to counterpoint the main messages in the lead paper. The primary focus is on examining the key HR aspects of achieving sustained improvement in staffing levels, mix and motivation...
  38. ncbi Agenda for change. Bitter pill
    James Buchan
    Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh
    Health Serv J 112:24-6. 2002
    ..The introduction of foundation hospitals and overseas clinical teams will have implications for the implementation of the new pay system...
  39. ncbi Experts don't make exports. Is London overly reliant on overseas health
    James Buchan
    Faculty of Social Science and Healthcare, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh
    Health Serv J 114:30-1. 2004
  40. ncbi HSJ people. Town planning
    Belinda Finlayson
    Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh
    Health Serv J 113:32-3. 2003
  41. ncbi A nation divided
    James Buchan
    Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh
    Nurs Stand 17:12-3. 2003
  42. ncbi Evidence of nursing shortages or a shortage of evidence?
    James Buchan
    J Adv Nurs 56:457-8. 2006