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Objective <p>Concerns have been raised about doctors shifting jobs from non-profit to for-profit healthcare, leaving non-profit organisations understaffed. This study explores the extent and underlying reasons for such job transitions. A 2024 national survey of Norwegian doctors (n = 1973; 78% response) examined job shifts from non-profit to for-profit healthcare over the past 2&#xa0;years.</p> Results <p>Fifty-one doctors (2.6%) had shifted from non-profit to for-profit healthcare in the past 2&#xa0;years; 19 (37%) were still working in for-profit healthcare. A third of the doctors working in non-profit healthcare had considered switching to for-profit work (450/1517). This group was younger, less satisfied with their jobs, and reported higher sickness absence. Working hours were most often cited as a very important reason for shifting jobs.</p>

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Doctors’ job shifts between non-profit and for-profit healthcare organisations: evidence from a national panel of doctors

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    2026年4月29日

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  • Elin Anita Fadum,
  • Fredrik Bååthe,
  • Berit Bringedal,
  • Karin Isaksson Rø,
  • Erlend Hem

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Objective

Concerns have been raised about doctors shifting jobs from non-profit to for-profit healthcare, leaving non-profit organisations understaffed. This study explores the extent and underlying reasons for such job transitions. A 2024 national survey of Norwegian doctors (n = 1973; 78% response) examined job shifts from non-profit to for-profit healthcare over the past 2 years.

Results

Fifty-one doctors (2.6%) had shifted from non-profit to for-profit healthcare in the past 2 years; 19 (37%) were still working in for-profit healthcare. A third of the doctors working in non-profit healthcare had considered switching to for-profit work (450/1517). This group was younger, less satisfied with their jobs, and reported higher sickness absence. Working hours were most often cited as a very important reason for shifting jobs.