hospitals
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Politics
Health policy in Austria: Between staff shortages and reform proposals
There are numerous challenges at the centre of Austrian health policy. These range from staff shortages to social insurance benefits and working conditions in hospitals. The entry into the profession of human medicine graduates is a particular topic of discussion, as some emigrate after studying in Tyrol to wait for a place in basic training. Public hospitals are often overwhelmed, so that beds or floors have to be closed due to a shortage of nursing staff. The outpatient sectors of…
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Politics
Worldwide IT glitch resolved: Air traffic and hospitals normalized
Following the recent worldwide technical problems in air traffic and in hospitals in Austria, the all-clear has been given today. Most airports, including Vienna Airport, are operational again. The outages were caused by a faulty Windows update provided by the US cybersecurity company Crowdstrike. At Vienna Airport, 100 of 780 scheduled flights were affected yesterday, of which eleven flights had to be cancelled. Airlines such as Ryanair, Wizz Air and Turkish Airlines had to carry out manual check-in and boarding…
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Politics
SPD Aschaffenburg fights against withdrawal from the hospital’s collective agreement
SPD City Association Aschaffenburg – Unity in the fight for social justice The decision of the Clinic Aschaffenburg-Alzenau, to withdraw from the employers’ association and Collective agreement to terminate the contract has led to great outrage. At the party conference of the SPD city association Aschaffenburg on July 13, 2024 at GESTA eV in Damm, the members made it clear that they do not accept this step. The health of the citizens is their top priority, and optimal local health…