More training places than keys
Vienna. (OTS) – Referring to the report presented today by Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (GÖG), according to which there will be a shortage of 200,000 people in the nursing sector by 2050, Beatrix Eiletz, chairwoman of the social affairs sector in the GPA union, says: “Anyone who wants to end the nursing shortage will start by recruiting Nursing staff from third countries cannot cope. The most important screw are the working conditions.” ++++
According to Eiletz, who negotiates the collective agreement for private care in Austria (SWÖ), the care sector is suffering from great pressure: “Constant intervention, more and more documentation and bureaucracy, less and less time for the person being cared for, extreme uncertainty in rosters and with that There is hardly any planning for the family – that drives many people out of the care sector.”
On the one hand, nursing must therefore rely on more influx: “More training places are needed so that the departures from the industry and retirements can be managed. In addition, the need for care is constantly increasing.”
On the other hand, politicians must create framework conditions so that not so many people leave the care sector again. Eiletz: “Overtime and extra hours are absolutely common in the industry, as is regular stepping in, taking on duties or replacing colleagues on a long-term basis. This means that average sick leave in the mobile sector is almost twice as high as average. A 2021 survey by Offensive Health showed that 61.5 percent of colleagues worked more than expected. This value has increased by 8.6 percent compared to 2018. According to the survey, 13 percent think about leaving their career every day, 17.4 percent think about it every week and 12 percent think about it every month. We’re burning out.”
What is needed is more money in the area: “On the one hand, something has to happen with payment, on the other hand, the providers need more money in order to be able to create conditions under which good work in care is possible. In any case, making the financing of the care sector dependent on the care workers being left behind cannot be the solution.”
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