Reported 12 months ago
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a severe loss of nurses, resulting in hospitals closing beds and congested emergency rooms in Taiwan. Despite the Department of Health and Welfare starting to provide night shift allowances this year to retain staff, the situation has not improved. Now with a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, members of the Legislative Yuan's Health and Welfare Committee, along with several legislators, are urging the quick issuance of day shift allowances and the opening of positions for male nurses to serve as substitutes in hospitals. Legislators raise concerns about the high turnover rate of nurses and the impact of the shortage on medical institutions and patient care, emphasizing the urgent need for improvement to prevent hospital closures by year-end.
Source: YAHOO