Provision and staffing of outpatient clinics by doctors of functional diagnostics in the Russian Federation, Federal districts and pilot subjects in 2012-2016
Relevance. Rational provision of medical specialists is an urgent problem for maintaining the health of the population. The purpose of the study was Analysis of the availability of outpatient departments of medical organizations by physicians of functional diagnostics. Material and methods. Data of the forms of federal statistical observation No. 30 (Information on the medical organization» for the period from 2012 to 2016. Analyzed using descriptive and analytical methods of statistics. Results of the study. In general, the Russian Federation and its okrugs have a favorable situation with the provision of functional diagnostics by physicians providing medical services in outpatient settings. An analysis of the staffing of the functional diagnostics of medical organizations providing services in outpatient settings, based on the number of individuals in their positions, showed a low staffing level, although there was a positive trend in the dynamics. Conclusions. Over the past five years, doctors’ availability of functional diagnostics in the country as a whole has grown by 11.2, the number of individuals in the occupied positions - by 8.5 %.