Germany
Ver.di the main union for healthworkers is organising a demonstration in Hamburg on 26 June to coincide with the meeting of federal and regional health ministers. The union argues that there is an urgent need for action to deal with massive staffing shortfalls across the sector - hospitals alone need an estimated 162000 extra staff to maintain services. Ver.di says that staff are doing their best to deliver quality services in health and social care but are increasingly overworked with three quarters coming to work even when sick and 80% saying that they don't expect to be able to continue working until retirement age. The union wants to see minimum guaranteed staffing levels across the sector.
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