Italy now has 40,000 fewer doctors and
nurses than it did in 2010, hospital group FIASO said Tuesday.
FIASO President Giovanni Migliore said 10 out of 20 Italian
regions were hiring staff.
The 5.6% drop in staffing levels since 2010 means there are
5,000 fewer doctors, almost 11,000 fewer nurses and more than
23,000 other health operators fewer than 12 years ago, he said.
The fall made conditions during the peak of the COVID pandemic
"even more critical" said Migliore.
But staff were hired on short-term. precarious contracts that
can now be converted into permanent jobs, he said.
Half of Italy's 20 regions, which control health budgets, are
doing this, he said.
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