[Brief description of the personnel potential of healthcare in Greece, Spain and Bulgaria].

The article presents a brief descriptive overview of the human resources of healthcare in Greece, Spain and Bulgaria. It is noted that they differ in the redundancy of specialist doctors with a relative shortage of general practitioners. The medical personnel of these countries are characterized by aging, a tendency to migrate to other countries, a shortage of secondary medical personnel, an excess of the required number of dentists, which is especially pronounced in Bulgaria. In addition, the availability of medical care and the limits on the number of patients for a certain time period with one doctor, established in Greece, reduce. The salary level of doctors in these countries varies from the minimum (Greece, Bulgaria) to the maximum in Spain. At the same time, the training of medical personnel is carried out according to the Bologna system (bachelor's degree, master's degree, etc.) and is characterized by a long period (4-5 years) of preparing a doctor for independent work.

[The brief characteristic of manpower potential in health care of Greece, Spain, Bulgaria].

The article presents brief descriptive review of manpower resources in health care of Greece, Spain and Bulgaria. It is noted that countries differ in redundancy of specialists at relative deficiency of general practitioners. The medical personnel of analyzed countries are characterized by aging, tendency to migration to other countries, deficiency of paramedical personnel and excess of required number of dentists that is especially pronounced in Bulgaria. Furthermore, accessibility of medical care is reduced by limits of number of patients per one physician established for specified time period in Greece. The salary level of physicians in these countries varies from minimal (Greece, Bulgaria) to maximal in Spain. At that, training of medical personnel is implemented according to Bologna system (bachelor course, magistracy, etc.) and is characterized by long period (4-5 years) of training physician for independent work.

[Analysis of the provision of medical personnel in the subjects of the North Caucasus Federal District].

The article presents the results of a comparative analysis of the provision of medical personnel. Differences in the indicators of provision with specialists of various profiles have been studied. It is noted that in the North Caucasian Federal District the total values ​​of the medical service density indicator are lower than in the Russian Federation by 2.1%. The highest rates of provision with doctors are registered in the republics of Ingushetia with an increase of 32%, and in the republic of North Ossetia. Higher values ​​of the provision indicator with the heads of the organization and their deputies were established in the North Caucasus Federal District than in the Russian Federation. At the same time, in most subjects of the North Caucasus Federal District there is a shortage of specialists in the following specialties: anesthesiologists-resuscitators, pediatric surgeons, neonatologists, pediatricians, psychiatrists, radiologists, epidemiologists. However, the indicator of provision with dentists in the North Caucasus Federal District exceeded the Russian one by 2 times. Based on the analysis, the authors present recommendations, including the need to eliminate the shortage of doctors in a number of specialties, increase the admission to residency in them, strengthen social support measures, temporarily restrict the admission of applicants in the specialty of dentistry, etc.