International news in brief 2024/04
Nemzetközi hírek, 05 Mar 2024
Health sector facing shortage of nurses/ Nursing sector of Bangladesh to be made world class/ Over 1,200 Ukrainians Enrolled For Exam To Work In Czech Healthcare Sector In 2023
10/1: Lutheran Home at Kane Celebrates Graduation of Inaugural Certified Nurse Aide Class
The Lutheran Home at Kane in Pennsylvania has become a Certified Nurse Aide Training Program site. It recently celebrated the graduation of its first class, signifying a promising start to a new chapter in healthcare education.
10/2: Nursing sector of Bangladesh to be made world class
DHAKA, Feb 7, 2024 (BSS) - Health and Family Welfare Minister Professor Dr Samanta Lal Sen today said the government is taking time-befitting measures to make the nursing sector world class.
10/3: Ghana grapples with nurse migration; a call to action – Elizabeth Kabukie Ocansey writes
In the heart of Ghana’s healthcare system, a silent crisis is unfolding as a significant number of seasoned nurses bid farewell to their homeland.
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association reveal a staggering exodus, with 732 nurses having left the country since the onset of January 2024 alone.
The President of the Association, Perpetual Ofori Ampofo, disclosed in an interview with Citi News that this alarming trend is not a new phenomenon.
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10/4: Not enough healthcare graduates, ministry launches study in bid to attract students
Health ministry wants experts to understand what is keeping young Maltese away from a career in healthcare as shortage of professionals threatens future capacity
10/5: Health sector facing shortage of nurses
“The shortage of nurses has already begun to show its teeth,” emphasizes the Cyprus Association of Private Hospitals, which is expected to inform the Minister of Health today, while the Ministry of Health intensifies its efforts to attract new students.
10/6: Diana Beech: London’s universities can help tackle national shortage of NHS nurses
The capital's large number of top-flight teaching institutions is leading the way in attracting new people into the profession.
Workforce shortages are one of the biggest challenges facing our health service. In England, the NHS waiting list is growing four times faster than the nursing workforce. And data from NHS Digital show that London is suffering the worst staffing crisis in England, with “chronic nurse shortages” and more vacancies than any other region.
10/7: University groups call for new health education taskforce
A coalition of education leaders has called for the creation of a new cross-government health education taskforce, to help deliver the commitments in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.
10/8: Over 1,200 Ukrainians Enrolled For Exam To Work In Czech Healthcare Sector In 2023
Atotal of 1,231 Ukrainian nationals enrolled last year for the exam that allows them to work in the Czech healthcare sector, an increase of a third from 2022, according to data from the Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education (IPVZ) and the National Center for Nursing and Non-Medical Health Professions (NCONZO).
Of the total, 852 were Ukrainian doctors and pharmacists and 379 non-medical health professionals.
10/9: askST: How can prospective nurses be better prepared to meet growing healthcare demands?
Local university offers accelerated nursing programme that aims to groom a generation of future-ready nurses.
10/10: Thousands of student nurses and midwives ditching training over free childcare scheme exclusion
Exclusive: Campaign groups are demanding Jeremy Hunt extend the government’s free childcare scheme to all parents in training
