Danish health authorities to spend on recruitment and postpone construction in 2023
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- 15 Sep 2022
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The budgets will provide more money for recruiting and retaining staff, improving work environments at hospitals and on local services.
Spending on facilities has been given lower priority, meaning several construction projects are to be postponed, the collective organisation for the regional health authorities, Danske Regioner, said in a statement on Wednesday.
Regions are attempting to address a labour shortage in the health service and the new budgets reflect this, national chairperson Anders Kühnau said.
“In the regions we have great focus on patients that are waiting for treatment here and now. It is therefore our top priority to acquire relevant personnel so we can reduce waiting times for patients,” Kühnau said in the statement.
“That applies to strain at emergency departments, psychiatric departments and operatin theatres right now – but also to longer-term challenges,” he said.
Spending on local services includes boosted budgets for GP services.
Reduced spending on physical facilities is linked in part to the current climate of high energy costs and inflation.
“Prices are increasing and we must be responsible in the Regions. Specifically, that will mean that some construction projects must unfortunately be postponed. Only the most essential will be prioritised,” Kühnau said.
The suspended constructions and those that will still go ahead were not specified. Read More...
