Temporary employment agencies are increasingly recruiting nursing staff from hospitals, which represents a financial disaster for the affected hospitals and jeopardizes patient care. #Pflegekräfte #Leiharbeit #Gesundheitsversorgung (translated)
In German hospitals, the poaching of nursing staff by temporary employment agencies is increasingly becoming a financial disaster, as clinics are forced to hire expensive temporary workers to ensure the legally required minimum staffing levels. #Pflegekräfte #Leiharbeit #Gesundheitsversorgung (translated)
Carinthia urgently needs improvements in healthcare to meet the existing backlog. (translated)
The new head of the Styrian hospitals is planning measures to ensure healthcare provision in the region. (translated)
Union parliamentary group leader Thorsten Frei demands more fairness in the allocation of specialist appointments, as privately and legally insured patients have to wait different lengths of time for appointments, and calls on Health Minister Carsten Linnemann to present corresponding proposals. #Gesundheitsversorgung #Wartezeiten #Gerechtigkeit (translated)
The local hospital in Gmünd, Lower Austria will be closed by 2030, which is causing great concern and opposition in the community. #KleinesSpital #Gmünd #Gesundheitsversorgung (translated)
From the statistical survey, a realistic picture can be inferred of certainly several thousand to tens of thousands without health insurance," said study author Michael Fuchs from the European Centre for Welfare Policy and Social Research. #Krankenversicherung #Österreich #Gesundheitsversorgung (translated)
It can be ruled out that there are zero people without health insurance, as just the surveyed hospitals treat several thousand patients," said study co-author Martin Schenk, a social expert from Diakonie Austria, during the presentation to journalists. #Krankenversicherung #Österreich #Gesundheitsversorgung (translated)
Despite comprehensive health insurance coverage in Austria, several thousand people are uninsured, often due to fear of costs or shame, which leads to delayed medical assistance. #Krankenversicherung #Österreich #Gesundheitsversorgung (translated)
Jens Baas, the head of the Techniker Krankenkasse, advocated for the restructuring of the dual system with statutory and private health insurance in SPIEGEL. #Gesundheitsversorgung #Eingliederung #Gerechtigkeit (translated)
Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) said almost a month ago that if the impression solidifies that privately insured individuals receive every service immediately while those with statutory insurance have to wait weeks and months, it would be "a justice problem." #Gesundheitsversorgung #Eingliederung #Gerechtigkeit (translated)
GKV Chief Oliver Blatt demands a fairer allocation of doctor appointments based on medical need and rejects the term two-tier medicine, while emphasizing that those with statutory insurance are often disadvantaged in appointment scheduling. #Gesundheitsversorgung #Eingliederung #Gerechtigkeit (translated)
The head of the GKV Spitzenverband, Oliver Blatt, is calling for an improvement in the status of those with statutory health insurance regarding appointment scheduling, to ensure that medical need and not insurance status determines the allocation of doctor's appointments. #Gesundheitsversorgung #Terminvergabe #GKV (translated)
Activists in Lower Austria held a vigil and are demanding that the state government reject the planned closure of emergency medical stations, as this would disadvantage the rural population. #Notarztstreit #Niederösterreich #Gesundheitsversorgung (translated)
The Bundestag has passed a comprehensive reform of emergency care, which regulates when patients should contact the emergency room, the medical on-call service, or the emergency ambulance service. #Notfallreform #Notaufnahme #Gesundheitsversorgung (translated)
The emergency reform decided on Thursday is a necessary step towards improving the overcrowded emergency rooms in Germany, but it does not sufficiently demonstrate the coalition's willingness to reform, as crucial standardizations and responsibilities remain unclear. #Notfallreform #Gesundheitsversorgung #Krankenhäuser (translated)
The Austrian Ministry of the Interior is looking for police doctors to emphasize the importance and attractiveness of this often unknown profession, which offers a variety of challenges at the intersection of medicine, law, and public safety. #Polizeiärzte #Gesundheitsversorgung #Österreich (translated)
BILD answers the most important questions about the restructuring of emergency departments, which brings fundamental changes for patients, including new rules for treatment priority. #Notaufnahmen #Gesundheitsversorgung #Patientenrechte (translated)
The average additional contribution rate will remain stable in the coming year. After repeated contribution increases, this is a good sign. Health Minister Carsten Linnemann (49, CDU) announced: "The average additional contribution rate will remain stable in the coming year. After repeated contribution increases, this is a good sign." #Krankenkassen #Gesundheitsversorgung #Beitragssatz (translated)
Health Minister Carsten Linnemann has confirmed that health insurance contributions are expected to remain stable next year, despite recent increases and financial challenges in the healthcare system. #Krankenkassen #Gesundheitsversorgung #Beitragssatz (translated)
