In response to the shortage of nurses at medical institutions that treat critically ill patients with the new corona virus, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has raised the maximum amount of assistance when another medical institution dispatches nurses by 1.5 times. It was.
Due to the so-called fourth wave of the new coronavirus, the beds of critically ill patients are becoming tight, especially in the Kansai region, and there is a shortage of nurses in Osaka Prefecture, and about 90 nurses are dispatched from hospitals under the jurisdiction of the government. It has become.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has provided assistance to medical institutions that have dispatched nurses to "priority medical institutions" designated by prefectures, up to a maximum of 5520 yen per hour, but the maximum amount has been increased by 1.5 times. I raised it to 8280 yen.
The target is nurses treating critically ill patients, and the increase in assistance will be applied retroactively on the 1st of this month.
Not only does it make it easier for the dispatching medical institution to dispatch nurses, but it also aims to improve the treatment of nurses who treat critically ill patients.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says, "We would like to continue to provide necessary support so that medical institutions can work together in a wide area to secure nurses."