The case in summary More and more young doctors are reporting an unsustainable and stressful working situation. In a survey carried out by the Norwegian Medical Association, 46 percent of the almost 10,000 respondents expressed uncertainty or a lack of desire to continue in the job in two years. Health and Care Minister Jan Christian Vestre has put together a panel of young doctors to gain insight into the problems and find solutions. Doctor Ida Marie Ringerud, who has worked to get doctors’ challenges on the agenda, believes it is high time to listen to those who are in the middle of this, and that there is a need for a system change. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. – We need to recruit and retain more professionals. Then it is important to listen to those who have their shoes on, says Minister of Health and Care, Jan Christian Vestre. More and more doctors tell of an unsustainable and stressful working situation, especially among the young. In the latest member survey of the Norwegian Medical Association, it emerged that young doctors have weakened faith in a future in the job. 46 per cent of the nearly 10,000 who responded said that they did not want to, or were unsure whether they wanted to continue in their job in two years’ time. PANEL: Health Minister Vestre wants to find out how young doctors can remain in the profession. Photo: Vibecke Wold Haagensen / news Vestre has now put together a panel of young doctors to gain insight into where the shoe actually presses. And not least, get input on what it takes for young doctors to want to continue working in the public health and care service. – I believe that on Tuesday the Minister of Health went to meet one of the doctors on the panel at her workplace at Ahus. – Very promising, says Katja Barlinn Kjelstad about the work that will now be done. She is a doctor at the children’s ward, and is one of ten young doctors that the Minister of Health selected for the panel. SERIOUS: Katja Barlinn Kjestad is on the health minister’s newly started panel. Photo: Vibecke Wold Haagensen / news – We will do our best to represent young doctors in the best possible way. The young doctor points out that the problems facing the healthcare system are complex and cannot be solved overnight. – But you have to start somewhere, and I believe that this could be the start of something bigger, says Kjelstad. #DoctorsMåLeve Doctor Ida Marie Ringerud is among those who have worked to get doctors’ challenges on the agenda. She believes that it is high time to listen to those who are in the middle of this. – This should have happened ten years ago. – It’s not time, it’s overtime, says the doctor. ON OVERTIME: Ida Marie Ringerud believes the working conditions are overdue for a review. Photo: Frode Meskau / news As a doctor on duty and mother of young children, Ringerud has experienced falling asleep while on duty, after not having slept for 56 hours. Among other things, she is at the forefront of the “Legermåleve” campaign. They describe themselves as “a movement for better well-being and mental health for doctors and medical students”. The group was founded after her friend and colleague, Maiken Schultz, took her own life, because the burden of being a doctor in the public sector became too great. Schultz is survived by his fiancée and two young children. The Minister of Health’s responsibility Ringerud believes that a system change is needed, but understands that it is difficult for the hospital managers to achieve this within their limits. – They can’t do magic. I think it starts with the way we treat each other, and are treated by the management, she says. Outside Ahus, Katja Barlinn Kjelstad says goodbye to the Minister of Health for this time. Now her job on the panel starts, but she is clear about where the responsibility lies to bring about the necessary change. – There is a lot of responsibility on your shoulders now? – More responsibility rests on Vestre’s shoulders. Published 17.09.2024, at 21.57
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