Implementation of a national plan for healthcare workforce supply

The plan gives the state an overarching responsibility for the existence of an educated profession throughout the country and requires that resources to healthcare increase. The election manifesto wants to invest in staff so that the staff shortage is eliminated and working conditions are strengthened, and that healthcare should be equal regardless of where in the country you live. That work on a national plan for healthcare's workforce supply is driven forward actively follows directly from this.

• the state's responsibility for the professiondecisive»det finns utbildad profession i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“there is an educated profession throughout the country.”
• eliminate the staff shortage»Därför vill Vänsterpartiet satsa mer resurser på hälso- och sjukvården och äldreomsorgen, samt satsa på personalen så att vi samtidigt får bort personalbristen och stärker personalens villkor och arbetsmiljö.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore the Left Party wants to invest more resources in health and healthcare and elderly care, and invest in staff so that at the same time we eliminate the staff shortage and strengthen staff working conditions and work environment.”
• increased healthcare resources»Resurserna till hälso- och sjukvården måste öka för att täcka behoven« (party programme ↗)“Resources for health and healthcare must increase to meet needs”
• equal healthcare throughout the country»Sjukvården måste vara jämlik, jämställd och tillgänglig, oavsett var i landet du bor och oavsett vem du är.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Healthcare must be equal, equal and accessible, regardless of where in the country you live and regardless of who you are.”

The election manifesto states that the state has responsibility for securing competence supply, not least in welfare, and that there should be trained staff to employ. The party programme makes good competence supply in health and care an explicit goal. Actively advancing a national plan for healthcare's competence supply is therefore exactly what the plan requires.

• state responsibility for competence supplydecisive»Staten har ett ansvar för att säkra kompetensförsörjningen, inte minst i välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state has responsibility for securing competence supply, not least in welfare.”
• competence supply in care»God kompetensförsörjning inom skola, vård och omsorg.« (party programme ↗)“Good competence supply in school, health and care.”
• good conditions in care»Goda förutsättningar och villkor för anställda i vård och omsorg.« (party programme ↗)“Good conditions and terms for employees in health and care.”
• more specialist training in care»Vi vill se ett språklyft för barnomsorgen och mer stöd till specialistutbildningar i vården, exempelvis för sjuksköterskor och undersköterskor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see a language initiative for childcare and more support for specialist training in care, for example for nurses and nurse assistants.”

The plan requires that healthcare staff get the right resources, working conditions and influence and that welfare professions are offered stable conditions that make it possible to stay in the profession. To actively continue work on a national plan for health and medical care's skills supply is a means for precisely this. The plan does not mention the national plan as such, which is why the position is derived.

• resources and conditions in healthcaredecisive»Vårdens personal behöver rätt resurser, arbetsvillkor och inflytande så att arbetet kan utföras med kvalitet och långsiktighet både för patienterna och för dem själva.« (party programme ↗)“Healthcare staff need the right resources, working conditions and influence so that work can be carried out with quality and sustainability for both patients and themselves.”
• better conditions in healthcare»höja lönerna och säkra en god arbetsmiljö i vården.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“raise salaries and ensure good working conditions in healthcare.”
• stable conditions in welfare professions»Särskilt välfärdsyrken behöver erkännas för sin avgörande betydelse och erbjuda stabila villkor som gör det möjligt att både växa i yrket och stanna kvar över tid.« (party programme ↗)“In particular, welfare professions need to be recognised for their crucial importance and offered stable conditions that make it possible to both grow in the profession and stay over time.”
• skills supply in care»För att klara framtidens äldreomsorg krävs också satsningar på bättre arbetsmiljö, utbildning och inflytande för personalen.« (party programme ↗)“To manage future elderly care also requires investments in better working conditions, education and influence for staff.”

The election manifesto points to skills supply as one of the most important challenges and promises concrete measures to recruit more nurses and give healthcare staff the right to skills development. Actively driving forward a national plan for healthcare skills supply is directly in line with this. The plan at the same time assumes that responsibility for healthcare remains with the regions.

• recruit more nursesdecisive»Vi vill rekrytera fler sjuksköterskor genom att införa en examenspremie och ge lön under specialiststudietiden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to recruit more nurses by introducing an examination bonus and providing wages during specialist training.”
• right to skills development»Vi vill ge alla undersköterskor och sjuksköterskor rätt till kompetensutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to give all nursing assistants and nurses the right to skills development.”
• skills supply as main challenge»En av de viktigaste utmaningarna för företagen, och för hela Sveriges ekonomi, är den dåligt fungerande kompetensförsörjningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“One of the most important challenges for companies, and for Sweden's entire economy, is poorly functioning skills supply.”
• regional healthcare responsibility»Ansvaret för vården ska inte flyttas från regionerna till staten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Responsibility for healthcare must not be moved from the regions to the state.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto explicitly states that the state shall take greater responsibility for strategic planning, preparedness and long-term workforce development in healthcare, and wants to see a national mobilization for more staffed care beds throughout the country. The counter-proposal's demand that work on a national plan for workforce development is driven forward actively is the same commitment. The party programme moreover calls for increased national coordination and steering of healthcare.

• state responsibility for workforce developmentdecisive»Staten ska ta ett större ansvar för sjukvårdens strategiska planering, placering av högspecialiserad vård, beredskap och långsiktig kompetensförsörjning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state shall take greater responsibility for strategic planning, placement of highly specialized care, preparedness and long-term workforce development in healthcare.”
• national mobilization for care beds»Vi vill därför nästa mandatperiod se en nationell kraftsamling för fler bemannade vårdplatser i hela landet så att du som patient kan få vård snabbare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We therefore want to see during the next term a national mobilization for more staffed care beds throughout the country so that you as a patient can receive care faster.”
• national coordination of healthcare»Det behövs en utökad nationell samordning och styrning.« (party programme ↗)“There is a need for increased national coordination and steering.”
• better conditions in healthcare professions»Bristyrken ska bli drömjobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Shortage occupations shall become dream jobs.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto promises to train more staff for healthcare and improve conditions in shortage occupations, and for the state to take over responsibility for care with a common organization and a national care allocation that matches needs against capacity across the country. Actively driving forward a national plan for care's competence supply is exactly the national governance the plan requires. Continuous skills development for staff is also a stated commitment.

• more trained in caredecisive»Utbilda mer personal för sjukvården. Förbättrade villkor i vårdens bristyrken och minska behovet av dyr inhyrd personal.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Train more staff for healthcare. Improved conditions in care's shortage occupations and reduce the need for expensive hired staff.”
• national responsibility for care»Låt staten ta över ansvaret för vården med en gemensam organisation i stället för 21 olika.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Let the state take over responsibility for care with a common organization instead of 21 different.”
• national matching of care capacity»Inför en nationell vårdförmedling som matchar vårdbehovet med den vårdkapacitet som finns i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a national care allocation that matches care need with the care capacity that exists across the country”
• skills development for staff»Säkerställ att personal inom hemtjänst och äldreboenden har möjlighet till kontinuerlig kompetensutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that staff within home care and elderly care homes have the opportunity for continuous skills development.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto explicitly commits to putting in place national coordination over society's need for the number of education places to improve skills supply, and to strengthen health care workers so that more hands can shorten waiting times in health care. Driving forward work on a national plan for health care's skills supply is precisely this. The plan thus supports the counter-proposal's demand.

• national skills supplydecisive»Få på plats en nationell samordning över samhällets behov av antalet utbildningsplatser för att förbättra kompetensförsörjningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Put in place national coordination over society's need for the number of education places to improve skills supply”
• more hands in health care»Stärka vårdens medarbetare, bland annat genom att förbättra arbetsmiljön och möjligheterna till vidareutbildning – det behövs fler händer i vården som kan korta vårdköerna och avlasta personalen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen health care workers, among other things by improving the work environment and opportunities for further training—more hands in health care are needed to shorten waiting times and relieve staff”
• better working conditions in health care»Minska förekomsten av delade turer i offentlig vård och omsorg« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce the occurrence of split shifts in public health care and elderly care”
• strengthened medical expertise»Den medicinska kompetensen och kontinuiteten måste stärkas inom äldreomsorgen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Medical expertise and continuity must be strengthened within elderly care.”

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The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan points out shortcomings in workforce supply as a main problem in today's region-controlled healthcare and wants to review the organization of healthcare, invest in primary care and increase the number of care beds. Actively advancing a national plan for health and healthcare workforce supply is thus in line with the plan. The plan also requires uniform and good care throughout the country, which presupposes personnel.

• shortcomings in workforce supplydecisive»Huvudproblemet handlar i betydande utsträckning om att styrningen via 21 olika regioner skapar otydlighet, målkonflikter, successivt ökande administration och brister i kompetensförsörjningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The main problem is to a significant extent that governance through 21 different regions creates lack of clarity, goal conflicts, successively increasing administration and shortcomings in workforce supply.”
• reorganized healthcare»Se över sjukvårdens organisation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Review the organization of healthcare”
• more care beds»Öka antalet vårdplatser« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase the number of care beds”
• equivalent care throughout the country»jämn och god vård över« (party programme ↗)“uniform and good care throughout”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.