Reported 12 months ago
In response to the wave of nurses leaving their jobs, on July 3, 2024, the Executive Yuan finalized the '12 Strategies for Nursing Manpower Policy Planning,' aiming to enact a law for three shifts for nurses within 2 years and fully implement it in 4 years to reach a nursing personnel scale of 240,000 to 260,000 by 2030, meeting the needs nationwide. Additional measures include promoting post-bachelor nurses, facilitating in-service training reforms, and introducing 'dedicated night shift nurses' with a 4 billion NT subsidy to offer higher salaries, aiming to improve retention rates. The 'Three Shifts for Nurses' standard varies based on the hospital level, with a focus on encouragements over immediate penalties for non-compliant hospitals. The government also highlighted the heavy workload of nurses in Taiwan compared to countries like the US and Canada, and plans to improve education, childcare, and long-term care to enhance the working environment for professional women, further integrating hospital systems toward smart hospitals to streamline administrative tasks like AI-driven medical reports.
Source: YAHOO