Thanks to Austria's heroes: Marchetti praises care and rescue workers!

Thanks to Austria's heroes: Marchetti praises care and rescue workers!

St. Pölten, Österreich - On May 1, 2025, Nico Marchetti, General Secretary of the People's Party, expressed a big thank you to the working people in Austria. In his speech, he emphasized the important role of these people for the country's prosperity. He particularly emphasized the employees in the health sector and with blue light organizations such as fire brigade, police and rescue. These people tirelessly make an important contribution to the safety and health of the population on 365 days a year. Marchetti visited the St. Pölten University Hospital in this context, where he came into talking with nurses, doctors and firefighters in order to honor their commitment and hear their experiences. ots reports that ...

A central concern of Marchetti is the introduction of the heavy worker ordinance for nursing staff, which serves to increase their appreciation. The aim of this reform is to sustainably strengthen medical care in society and to counter the challenges of the sector.

challenges in the health sector

The health and care sector has been faced with serious problems for years. Covid-19 pandemic has further strengthened these challenges, in particular the bottlenecks of specialists. According to FIS-Netzwerk , central topics are the recovery of new personnel and the containment of premature professional exit.

unfavorable working conditions, such as low wage incentives and stressful working hours, are identified as essential factors in the discussion about the attractiveness of professions in healthcare. However, it remains unclear which specific elements are actually responsible for the entrances and exits in these professions. It is also open how the dynamics have changed through the pandemic.

meaning of recruitment

Another aspect of the challenges in the health sector is the recruitment of specialists from abroad. The World Health Organization (WHO) already found a critical lack of health personnel in 57 countries in 2006. The recruitment and employment agency for health and nursing professions from these countries may only be carried out by the Federal Employment Agency in accordance with Section 38 of the employment regulations. The seventh regulation on the change of the employment regulations, which came into force on July 1, 2021, requires an adaptation to the updated list of vulnerable states that the WHO has published. These reformed regulations are intended to help reduce the lack of personnel in the health sector. BMAS reports that ...

In order to analyze the causes of the shortage of skilled workers and to develop measures to improve working conditions, a multimetic research design is used. This includes expert interviews and the evaluation of data from the Federal Employment Agency as well as regional structure and health data. The aim is to formulate specific recommendations in order to increase the attractiveness of the professions in the health and care sector.