The Federation of Public Health
Firms (FIASO) on Thursday launched an SOS saying that Italy will
lack 11,800 doctors over the next five years.
It said the Italian health service now still has more doctors
than other EU countries with similar systems, but 11,803 doctors
will be lacking by 2022 because of retirements and a cut in
specialists.
This is also because some 35% of doctors leave the service
before getting to retirement age, because they take early
retirement or go over into the private sector.
And there is not enough new blood coming in to make up for
them, FIASO said.
FIASO called on the government to take action.
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