Pharmaceutical Executive June 8, 2023
The impact on clinical trial staffing would be particularly significant.
One looming concern on the horizon is the predicted nursing shortage. This would not just cause difficulties for hospitals, but it would also cause problems during clinical trials. The Josh Bersin Company recently released a report stating that the healthcare industry is facing a severe nursing shortage in the coming years. In a report,1 they conclude that market factors will cause a gap of more than 2.1 million nurses and other care providers by 2025.
This isn’t a problem that pharma can just ignore. Clinical research nurses (CRNs) typically begin their careers in hospitals before earning their research nursing certificate. While hospitals will be the first sector of the industry...