In order to counteract the shortage of skilled workers in nursing, an expert presented her considerations to the Freisinger district councils.
There is much to do.
Freising
– What to do about the nursing staff shortage?
Eva Gall, the head of the vocational school for nursing at the Freisinger Klinikum, presented her considerations to the district councilors in the social committee.
But she also named "hurdles and stumbling blocks".
District Administrator Helmut Petz was certain: "It's a rocky road.
But he is indispensable.”
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There has been a vocational school for nursing at the clinic since 1970, and since 2020 it has been a state-recognized vocational school for nursing, and since 2021 it has also been a state-recognized vocational school for nursing assistance.
And so there are 72 approved training positions in nursing, 24 in nursing assistants.
More apprenticeships
Of course, the main way to counteract the existing shortage of nursing staff is to expand the number of training places, said Gall. That would mean bundling the school places for care in Freising and would result in a better bond between the trainees and the district. According to Gall, the procedure for expanding the school places includes, for example, the demand for the implementation of a space program. So you need a fourth classroom, a multi-purpose room and also a second practice room.
The big but: Currently there is no way in the Freising Clinic to be able to provide these rooms. In addition, there could be a shortage of mandatory internships. It would therefore make sense for the practical training to be spread over several providers. According to Gall, the "biggest bottleneck" is the use of outpatient long-term care. And in psychiatry, too, things could get tight with two training courses. In addition, you would of course need more staff - nursing teachers, for example, or a full-time position in the secretariat.
Of course, the district would not have to do it all alone: Gall knew that there were grants of 45 to 50 percent from the Free State for construction measures, costs for rent or a container solution could be covered by the training fund, and also the costs for the additional equipment could probably be refinanced via the training fund.
The goal of training more nurses and then keeping them in Freising is clear.
But the road is long and not easy.
"Stony" just.
