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Table 2 Overview of organisations

From: Challenges and practices in promoting (ageing) employees working career in the health care sector – case studies from Germany, Finland and the UK

Case

Number of interviews

Number of employees

Ownership

Organisation type

Workforce characteristics

FIN1

3

150–200

Private

Occupational health

Female (90%), part time (25%), permanent contract (98%), 48 years mean age

FIN2

3

350

Public

Hospital

Female (95%), part time (11%), permanent contract (77%), 45 years mean age

FIN3

3

2.000

Municipal

Municipal health care organisation

Female (91%), part time (13%), permanent contract (75%), 44 years mean age

UK1

8

400

Non-profit organisation

Social housing and care

Predominantly female

UK2

8

460

Non-profit organisation

Inpatient care facility

Female (75%), part time (75%), 43 years mean age

GER1

7

250

Private

Inpatient care facility

Predominantly female

GER2

5

900

Municipal

Inpatient care facility

Female (90%), older than 50 (25%)

GER3

8

200

Private

Hospital

Predominantly female

GER4

4

1.600

University hospital

Hospital

Female (majority), 43 years mean age

GER5

2

54

Private

Outpatient care

nn

GER6

3

40

Private

Inpatient care facility

Predominantly female