Health system: Head of the Essen University Hospital on German hospitals: "For us, Germany's backwardness is everyday life"

Professor Werner, everyone knows that we have a massive shortage of nursing staff throughout Germany.

Health system: Head of the Essen University Hospital on German hospitals: "For us, Germany's backwardness is everyday life"

Professor Werner, everyone knows that we have a massive shortage of nursing staff throughout Germany. How do we get it under control? With honesty - and by stopping exaggerating this problem so much to others. If we count Germany's nursing staff, we are not in a bad position in an international comparison. But: We have three to four times as many hospitals as comparable countries. It can't be right if you think it through.

Access to all STERN PLUS content and articles from the print magazine

ad-free

Already registered?

NEXT NEWS