Clinic supply in danger: employees raise the alarm in Schwerin!

Clinic supply in danger: employees raise the alarm in Schwerin!

Schwerin, Deutschland - The concern for medical care in the Helios Children's Clinic in Schwerin is great. An open letter from employees to the clinic management brings up the problems that the clinic plagues. According to the NDR criticize the acute lack of personnel and warn that the clinic's care order is not in danger if the situation is not in danger changes.

The lack of specialists is particularly worrying. Both nurses as well as therapists and doctors are missing at all corners and corner. Although the clinic management does not reject the allegations as objectively and emphasizes that no restrictions on the child medical services are planned, the situation remains tense. Sebastian Ehlers from the CDU, member of the Supervisory Board, takes the allegations seriously and demands discussions among all those involved.

the view of the staff shortage

The Helios Clinic Schwerin is one of the largest hospitals in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and employs around 4,000 employees. Nevertheless, the clinic faces a growing lack of staff, which has recently intensified by the termination of 50 to 60 employees of a subsidiary. These dismissals concern employees who have taken on important service tasks, such as the food edition or bed. This has a direct impact on everyday clinical practice, since nursing staff are now overloaded in order to cope with the tasks, reports Schwerin.news. .

The clinic management argues that legal requirements, such as the Nursing Strengthening Act, prioritize qualified nursing staff. Nevertheless, the acute lack of staff remains, since temporary contracts expire in the medical and nursing sector and temporary workers are not always extended. Although the clinic believes that no operational terminations are planned, great uncertainty is hovers over the workforce.

disillusioning and frustration

The introduction of a "skill mix" model, in which teams from different qualified staff share the work should actually be relieved. But in reality, the nursing staff feel overwhelmed by the additional tasks. Long waiting times and overloaded employees lead to growing frustration in both patients and staff. Some released service staff are given the opportunity to continue training, but this does not solve the problem of acute lack of personnel in no time at all.

The Ministry of Health of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has already announced that it will ask questions about security of care in the children's clinic. The developments in the Helios Clinic Schwerin show that a good dialogue between the clinic management, employees and political decision -makers is essential to ensure the quality of medical care and to regain the trust of the patients.