Ingela Korhonen Advocates for Improved Healthcare Staff Conditions in Västernorrland
Ingela Korhonen champions improved healthcare staff conditions in Västernorrland.
Key Points
- • Korhonen emphasizes the importance of improving healthcare workplace conditions.
- • A report links unhealthy workloads to an estimated 800 stress-related deaths annually.
- • She advocates for better measurement tools to assess workplace conditions.
- • Korhonen highlights the need for equitable healthcare resource distribution in Northern Sweden.
Ingela Korhonen, a regional council member from the Sjukvårdspartiet, has emerged as a vocal advocate for enhancing workplace conditions for healthcare personnel in Region Västernorrland. In her recent commentary, she emphasizes the alarming disconnect between Sweden’s established labor laws and their practical implementation, which has led to pervasive issues including staff shortages, high sick leave rates, and overall dissatisfaction among healthcare workers.
Korhonen cites a report from the Swedish Work Environment Authority, indicating that inadequate workloads are linked to an estimated 800 work-related stress deaths annually. She criticizes the current reliance on outdated employee surveys that overlook crucial stress and workload factors, calling for more effective tools like the OSA survey to better assess these critical workplace conditions.
Furthermore, Korhonen points out the disparities in healthcare resource distribution, particularly between northern and southern Sweden, advocating for equitable access to healthcare for residents in less developed areas. She stresses the importance of supporting predominantly female professions within healthcare, suggesting that leadership should not impose top-down control but rather foster a supportive environment.
Korhonen concludes by expressing her unwavering commitment to advocate for improved working conditions, trust-building in leadership, and the right for equitable healthcare access across all geographic locations in Sweden.