State Parliament - Controversial Debate about Working Conditions in Nursing
The new Rhineland-Palatinate Social Minister, Dorothee Schall (SPD), is against the flexibilization of the skilled workforce quota in nursing. In her first speech in the Landtag in Mainz, Schall instead advocated for improving the working conditions for staff and supporting those who dedicate themselves to this profession with passion. The job should not be disparaged despite the sometimes challenging working conditions.
The CDU opposition justified their demand by stating that the skilled workforce quota significantly limits flexibility. This leads to temporary work and results in unoccupied beds and institutions filing for bankruptcy. Schall does not see these obstacles, she stated. Schall was sworn in as a new minister the day before the debate in the cabinet of the likewise new Minister President Alexander Schweitzer (SPD).
According to nursing societies, the nursing chamber, the Social Association VdK, and practice representatives, nursing in Rhineland-Palatinate is at a turning point. Representatives are demanding urgent reforms from the state government and the nursing insurance funds.
- The controversial debate about flexibilizing the skilled workforce quota in nursing took place in the state parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate, specifically in Mainz's Landtag.
- Dorothee Schall, the newly appointed Social Minister from Mainz and a member of the SDP, strongly opposes this flexibilization, preferring to focus on improving care professionals' working conditions.
- Although the CDU opposition argues that strict quotas inhibit flexibility, leading to temporary work and potential institution bankruptcies, Schall disagrees and remains committed to enhancing nursing care in Rhineland-Palatinate.
- Numerous nursing societies, the nursing chamber, the VdK Social Association, and practice representatives are currently engaged in a joint initiative, calling for immediate reforms in Rhineland-Palatinate's care system to support the passionately dedicated care professionals and improve working conditions.
