The emergency department in Mora faces major staffing problems. Several nurses have resigned and the situation is described as acute.
The emergency department in Mora lacks staff for nearly 160 work shifts. Care is thus pushed to the limit.
Nurse Kalle Cederberg has chosen to stay. He is worried about patient safety.
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Around 60–70 employees from the medical clinic in Falun marched to the Region House on Wednesday to protest the decision not to extend operations manager Kerstin Smids' appointment. They handed a petition with 270 signatures to health and medical care director Åsa Dedering. The staff express strong dissatisfaction with the decision, which has been questioned through letters and meetings.
Nursing assistant Tove Helmersson at Mora lasarett describes the care during Vasalopps week as something one cannot be proud of. The surgical department faces chaos due to insufficient staffing while admitting new patients.
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Sweden faces an acute shortage of care workers in elderly care, needing 65,600 more care assistants and assistant nurses by 2033. Care assistant Sandra Vilppala criticizes the Tidöre government for deporting established foreign labor while raising wage requirements, worsening the crisis. She demands either letting people stay in the country or raising wages to attract staff.
Six out of ten Dalarna residents worry about not receiving palliative care in time. On the Cancer Foundation's initiative, the region will investigate and improve services for patients with incurable diseases. Regional councilor Sofia Jarl (C) says it is not a new issue.
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Nursing student Cecilia Carlsson's placement at a Dalarna hospital was cut short after ten days. Dalarna University deemed her a patient risk. She feels slandered and traumatized.
Retirements and recruitment difficulties threaten the forestry sector in central sweden. At Älvdalens utbildningscenter however almost all students get jobs right after graduation.
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Doctors in Mombasa County have launched an indefinite strike over unresolved human resource and governance issues with the county government. The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) announced the action, restricting services to emergencies only.