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Nurses on Thessaloniki fair pledges: “Buildings do not nurse patients, and machines do not work shifts”

From Ta Nea · () Greek

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  • Greek nurses have criticized the prime minister’s Thessaloniki International Fair pledges for failing to include meaningful support for public-hospital staff.
  • Nursing representatives warn that the lack of incentives will lead to a sharp increase in shortages in the coming years.

The prime minister’s pledges at the Thessaloniki International Fair have left Greece’s nursing community deeply concerned. Nurses say the announcements once again contained no meaningful measure to support staff in public hospitals.

Representatives of the sector argue that buildings and equipment cannot replace the people who provide care. They warn that without incentives, staffing shortages will increase sharply in the coming years.

Buildings do not nurse patients, and machines do not work shifts.

· Nursing-sector representativesThe phrase captures nurses’ criticism that infrastructure and equipment cannot substitute for staff in public hospitals.
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