Jessica Frisk, care director at Region Östergötland, says that the number of care places is variable and looks different during periods, but she confirms that the reduction before this summer is greater than in previous years.
- Every year before the summer, we reduce care places, but we see that we need to reduce more this year, says Jessica Frisk at the same time, she wants to emphasize that this does not come as a surprise.
"Will be a tough summer"
- It will definitely be a tough summer, but we have been working on the planning since November, so this does not come as a surprise, but it is a greater strain on the health care places than in previous years, she says.
The reason is that there is a shortage of nurses at the same time as existing staff must be given leave, which gives the strained situation and at the same time several people have left, says the director of care.
"We have lost a lot of employees"
- We have lost a lot of employees and it has been damn tough, at least 2.5 years ago.
A long trial during the pandemic has meant that we have not been able to work with issues such as the work environment, for example, says Jessica Frisk, who can not say in detail how many employees have left.
She also says that there is an enormous fatigue in healthcare.