- Many of the doctors are stressed, many are considering changing jobs.
There is talk of collapse, says Jessica Åhlin.
She does not understand how the members and patients will cope with the summer.
In Skellefteå, 20 hired doctors now work every week, the regular medical staff is down to 40 percent.
Buy a hired doctor for six million a month
The region pays SEK 60,000 a week for a hired doctor.
With today's low staffing, this means SEK 6 million in hired doctor costs per month for primary care in Skellefteå.
With health centers closed this summer, it will be increasingly difficult to prioritize who should receive care.
The risk of missing, for example, cancer this summer is great, according to Jessica Åhlin.
Regional Council: Cancer is a priority
Regional Councilor Peter Olofsson (S) believes that it is a problem in all regions to get staff before the summer, but that the starting point is that care should be patient-safe.
- Cancer and other things are a priority and we will manage that, he says.
Hear more about the anxiety among doctors before the summer in the clip.