Healthcare services provided. - Various doctor positions remain vacant in Berlin.
Many doctor's offices in Berlin are said to be empty, revealed the Kassenärztliche Vereinigung (KV) Berlin. Particularly affected are general practitioner practices, with noticeable shortages in the districts of Marzahn-Hellersdorf and Lichtenberg, which have 86 empty spots, and Treptow-Köpenick, with 42 unfilled positions. Spokeswoman Laura Vele informed the German Press Agency that these districts had supply rates below 100% as of June 2023. The situation in Spandau and Reinickendorf was also slightly below this threshold. When the supply rate for general practitioners falls below 75%, a doctor shortage is considered to exist. "Fortunately, we're not quite there yet," stated Vele. The average number of general practitioners per 100K inhabitants in Berlin was 73 in 2023, based on Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung stats.
The doctor shortage is also present within some specialized fields. Berlin currently has 25 empty positions for pediatricians and 8 openings for gynecologists, Vele said. New data will be published at the end of May. The number of doctors aged 40+ is high, with 37% of general practitioners in Germany reaching this milestone. Last week, draft laws were unveiled by Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach to boost practice conditions and preserve the practice network due to impending retirement waves. The proposed regulations included lifting upper limits for general practitioner remuneration. This would allow them to be paid for extra work, even if the budget is exhausted.
"We support the proposal to de-budget general practitioner services," expressed Vele. This action is a form of devaluation of their daily work.
Discover more about supply rates in the regional online graphics "Hausarztdichte (2023)" available in the dpa shop. (images, headers, lists, links, and highlighting maintained)
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To learn more about Kassenärztliche Vereinigung (KV) Berlin, check out their website at kassenaerztliche-vereinigung-berlin.de.
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