Icelandic hospitals need more nurses
The Icelandic Nurses' Association propose better work condition and higher salaries to solve the problem. Photo: Iceland Monitor/Eggert Jóhannesson
There is a great lack of nurses in Icelandic hospitals. According to a new report from The Icelandic Nurse's Association, 500 nurses are needed to fulfil the need in Icelandic hospitals.
To man the hospitals right now, 290 nurses are needed. Estimated need calls for 523. Meanwhile around one thousand educated nurses in Iceland are employed in other fields.
The Icelandic Nurse Association have suggested solutions to this problem to the minister of health, Óttar Proppé. They propose raising the salary of nurses, which they claim are lower than the salary of other state employees with similar educational background, better the work environment and the education.
