Clinical job losses on the rise at VHA

Federal Times: Clinical professional positions at the Veterans Health Administration have continued to face rising losses, a July 29 report from the Government Accountability Office has found.

The report examined the attrition rate of five clinical jobs that the VHA considers in short supply—including physicians, nurses and psychologists—and found that the rate of professionals leaving the agency had increased by 31 percent, from 5,897 positions in 2011 to 7,734 in 2015.

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