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Germany faces a critical shortage of health-care workers, with 47,400 unfilled positions in 2023/2024, particularly for physiotherapists (11,600 vacancies), dental assistants (7,350), and nursing staff (7,100), according to a study by the German Economic Institute (IW).

The aging population is driving increased health-care demand, with those aged 65+ projected to rise from 21% to 29% by 2030.

The study highlights a broader labor market issue, with over 530,000 skilled worker vacancies across all industries, including 42,000 in construction-related fields.

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[-] lennybird@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Hmm...

Germany was one of a couple nations we've been considering immigrating to. My wife is an experienced RN, too.

My main concern is whether Germany will be able to brunt the far-right movement there or if it's as inevitable as it was here in the US.

[-] RAP@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Don't know if it is an european phenomenom, but all the european countries seem to deal with the same problem considering nurses. The pay is ridiculous, workload is massive, every country is competing against each other hiring nurses abroad, but when the pay is what it is, people end up leaving sooner than later somewhere else. There is no future with declining workforce and increasing workload. The problems could be solved by paying sufficiently, but that never ever happens. Non-europeans stay until they become RN in europe, then they leave and I would do exactly the same if I were them. Considering that one should care for the patients best,things are not really looking good.

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