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On Wednesday, the government approved 12.8 billion crowns for universities to increase the number of students in non-medical health fields over a period of twelve years. This should increase the number of graduates in these fields, especially nurses, by more than 22,000 by 2037. This was confirmed by Prime Minister Petr Fiala (ODS) after a cabinet meeting.
Many Czech Hospitals At Risk of Closure Due To Lack of Nurses
Without an increase in the number of trainees, many hospitals are at risk of closure within ten years due to a shortage of nurses, said Petr Widimsky, dean of the 3rd Faculty of Medicine at Charles University in Prague, speaking at a press conference today at the Ministry of Health. The government will today discuss a programme to increase the number of nursing students by at least 20% over the next 12 years. About 15,400 more are to be added, i…
The government will discuss a program that is to increase the number of students by at least a fifth in the next 12 years. There are about 15,400 more, including pediatric nurses. Together with other supported professions, such as nutritional therapists or paramedics, there will be up to 22,000. The program is to cost 12.8 billion. About 80,000 general nurses currently work in hospitals. "Of these, almost 30,000 are full-time positions that will…
Prague - Without an increase in the number of students in non-medical fields, according to Petr Widimský, dean of the 3rd Faculty of Medicine at Charles University in Prague, many hospitals would close within ten years due to a shortage of nurses. He said this at today's press conference of the Ministry of Health (MZd). The government will discuss a program today that is to increase the number of students by at least a fifth in the next 12 years…
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