Minister of Health urges faster recognition process for international physicians.
Hamburg's Health Minister Melanie Schlotzhauer from the SPD told reporters in Travemünde that the main query regarding the future is the lack of qualified workers along with the digitization of healthcare. It's essential to boost procedures for acknowledging skilled labor, enabling faster recognition for those wanting to work in Germany.
North Rhine-Westphalia's Health Minister Karl-Josef Laumann (CDU) also feels this step is crucial. He emphasized the need to streamline federally regulated acknowledgment processes for foreign female and male doctors, making them quicker and more practical. The states plan to advance this initiative through the Bundesrat and propose concrete actions soon.
Baden-Württemberg's Health Minister Manfred Lucha (Greens) noted the significant challenge posed by the growing doctor shortage. If not addressed, this situation could result in supply gaps, especially in rural areas. To alleviate the issue, attracting international doctors and nurses is necessary. However, this can only be achieved with more expeditious acknowledgment procedures.
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- To address the doctor shortage, Lübeck's authorities are considering expediting the recognition procedure for international physicians, following the lead of other German states like Hamburg.
- Digitization in healthcare is also under consideration in Bavaria as a means to streamline the recognition process for foreign medical professionals, including doctors based in cities like Nuremberg and Munich.
- In a move to bolster the healthcare sector, SPD politician Jens Spahn, the current Minister of Health in Germany, advocates for an overhaul of the existing recognition procedure to encourage more physicians from countries like Spain and Italy to practice in places like Berlin and Frankfurt.
- As the future of healthcare in Germany hinges on attracting and retaining skilled professionals, the leading SPD Health Minister in Hesse, Doris Schröder-Köhler, is pushing for reforms in the recognition procedure to make it more user-friendly and attractive to international doctors expecting to relocate to cities like Frankfurt or Wiesbaden.
- Following the recognition procedure reforms in Baden-Württemberg, which saw past Minister of Health Lene Fischer cut down red tape for foreign medical practitioners, more doctors from places like the United States and Australia are considering practicing in cities like Stuttgart and Heidelberg.
