The 20 employees at the emergency room in Gällivare believe that it is now not only the staff who are affected, but also the patients.
And that the situation threatens patient safety.
316 shifts gap empty
At the time of writing, 316 shifts are taken during our holiday periods.
It is with great concern that we look at the empty rows of schedules.
On the worst days, we only have three staff on duty for a full day.
That is, it takes seven people to get an already slimmed-down summer staff. "
writes the emergency personnel in the open letter.
According to the staff, this will lead to extremely long waiting times.
"We expect up to a day's waiting time in the worst case."
"A disaster on the way"
Nurse Caroline Ärlebrand and her colleagues feel let down by the regional management and the health care operations managers,
- It's a disaster on the way.
We have been on low staffing for a very long time and nothing is happening, even though those responsible are aware of the situation.
Now we need to draw society's attention to what is about to happen, she says.
The boss: "Very difficult situation"
Jonas Thörnqvist is division manager for county health care1 and responsible for the emergency operations.
- It is a very difficult situation to find staffing and not just in Gällivare.
There are many rows of schedules that are empty.
We have succeeded in recruiting 25 people via the Ore Field Package, but that is not enough.
We needed even more, he says.