Like Finland, many other aging Western countries are tormented by an acute shortage of nurses. This group includes, for example, Britain, Germany, Denmark and the United States.
In Britain, for example, the situation has escalated to the point that public health care is experiencing the worst labor shortage of all time.
The solutions vary from country to country, but the Western countries mentioned above are also considering similar actions. These include, for example, the recruitment of foreign workers.
– The promise of a German passport is being planned as a carrot to attract the workforce, says ‘s European correspondent Suvi Turtiainen from Berlin.
The United States is already one step ahead in the situation.
– According to estimates, approximately 1,000 nurses are recruited from poorer countries per month, attracted by the permanent residence permit, ‘s U.S. reporter Yuri von Bonsdorff tells about Washington.
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