Hospital beds, queues, competence supply and working environment

The plan requires more resources for healthcare and investments in staff so that staff shortages disappear and working conditions are strengthened, and notes that Sweden has the fewest hospital beds in the EU. It describes the conditions for healthcare staff as almost inhumane. A prompt broad review of working conditions in healthcare and occupational health services, with continued reporting, is therefore precisely what the plan requires.

• investment in staff and working conditionsdecisive»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 ↗)“That is why the Left Party wants to invest more resources in healthcare and elderly care, and invest in staff so that we simultaneously get rid of staff shortages and strengthen staff's conditions and working environment”
• more hospital beds»Men Sverige har idag minst antal vårdplatser i EU och en alldeles för dåligt utbyggd primärvård« (2022 manifesto ↗)“But Sweden today has the fewest hospital beds in the EU and far too poorly developed primary care”
• unsustainable working conditions in welfare»Kombinationen av marknadslösningar, byråkrati och resursbrist har skapat närmast omänskliga villkor för de samhällsbärare vi inte klarar oss utan« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The combination of market solutions, bureaucracy and resource shortages has created almost inhumane conditions for the societal mainstays we cannot do without”
• care queues and staff shortages»Om personalen redan går på knäna och vårdköerna redan är för långa är det svårt att hantera en kris utan att både personal och patienter blir lidande« (2022 manifesto ↗)“If staff are already on their knees and care queues are already too long, it is difficult to handle a crisis without both staff and patients suffering”

The plan makes respect for welfare workers a main point: working conditions shall reflect how central these jobs are, oversight of employees' working environment shall be improved and the state has responsibility for skills supply in welfare. It also establishes that no one shall have to worry about receiving care in time. A prompt comprehensive review of working conditions in healthcare and of occupational health services is thereby in the plan's line.

• better working conditions in welfaredecisive»Arbetsvillkoren i välfärden måste spegla hur centrala jobben är för att samhället ska fungera.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Working conditions in welfare must reflect how central these jobs are for society to function.”
• improved working environment oversight»Fler ska utbildas och anställas inom äldreomsorgen och tillsynen av personalens arbetsmiljö ska förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More people shall be educated and employed in elderly care and oversight of employees' working environment shall be improved.”
• state responsibility for skills supply»Staten har ett ansvar för att säkra kompetensförsörjningen, inte minst i välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state has responsibility for securing skills supply, not least in welfare.”
• care in a timely manner»Ingen ska behöva känna oro över att få vård i tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“No one shall have to worry about receiving care in time.”

The plan's decisive commitment is to raise wages and secure a good working environment in care and to upgrade care and support professions with a working environment that is sustainable for life. It also wishes to reduce waiting times across the country. A prompt broad review of the working environment in care and of occupational health services is therefore precisely what the plan requires.

• good working environment in caredecisive»höja lönerna och säkra en god arbetsmiljö i vården« (2022 manifesto ↗)“raise wages and secure a good working environment in care”
• upgrade care professions»det är hög tid att också uppvärdera« (2022 manifesto ↗)“it is high time to also upgrade”
• shorter care waiting times»korta köerna till behandling i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“reduce waiting times for treatment across the country”
• right to good working environment»god fysisk och psykosocial arbetsmiljö« (party programme ↗)“good physical and psychosocial working environment”

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 makes more care places and shorter queues a main priority and states that working conditions in care and health services must be improved because better working conditions lead to better care. It also explicitly describes stress-related illness and poor working conditions in healthcare professions as something to be changed, and places greater preventive responsibility on employers. The counter-proposal's demand for a swift review of the work environment and occupational health thus falls within the plan's core.

• more care places and shorter queuesdecisive»Köerna måste kortas och man ska ha rätt att välja bort köerna genom att söka vård i andra regioner. Vi vill skapa fler vårdplatser där det behövs med hjälp av en platsmiljard och bättre stöd till regionerna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Queues must be shortened and one must have the right to avoid queues by seeking care in other regions. We want to create more care places where needed with the help of a bed billion and better support to regions.”
• working conditions in healthcare must be improved»Människor som jobbar inom vården drabbas oftare av stressrelaterad psykisk ohälsa än i mansdominerade yrken, och i många fall har de sämre arbetsvillkor och lägre löner. Det ska vi ändra på.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“People working in healthcare suffer more often from stress-related mental illness than in male-dominated professions, and in many cases they have worse working conditions and lower salaries. We must change that.”
• working conditions provide care quality»Bättre arbetsvillkor leder till bättre vård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Better working conditions lead to better care.”
• employer responsibility for prevention»Arbetsgivare bör ta ett större ansvar för förebyggande insatser och rehabilitering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Employers should take greater responsibility for prevention and rehabilitation.”

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 requires a national mobilization for more staffed care places throughout the country and states that this requires good working conditions, more colleagues and good wage development for healthcare personnel. Skills shortage is pointed out as the cause of queues, and the state shall take greater responsibility for long-term competence supply. The counter-proposal's demands for rapid review of working conditions in healthcare and continued reporting thus follow directly from the plan.

• working conditions in healthcaredecisive»För att klara det måste de som arbetar inom vården mötas av goda arbetsvillkor, fler kollegor och bra löneutveckling. Bristyrken ska bli drömjobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To manage this, those working in healthcare must be met by good working conditions, more colleagues and good wage development. Shortage occupations shall become dream jobs.”
• more staffed care places»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 in the next term a national mobilization for more staffed care places throughout the country so that you as a patient can receive care faster.”
• state responsibility for competence supply»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 healthcare's strategic planning, placement of highly specialized care, preparedness and long-term competence supply.”
• skills shortage causes queues»Kompetensbristen har orsakat långa vårdköer och färre vårdplatser än våra nordiska grannländer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The skills shortage has caused long care queues and fewer care places than our Nordic neighbours.”

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 makes more hospital beds and improved conditions in care shortage occupations explicit commitments. The party programme requires well-functioning employee protection that takes account of both physical and mental health and that the state actively works for an improved work environment. The counter-proposal's demand for a prompt broad review of the work environment in care and of occupational health services, with continued reporting, therefore follows from the plan.

• more hospital bedsdecisive»Fler vårdplatser. Sverige har lägst antal vårdplatser per capita i Europa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More hospital beds. Sweden has the lowest number of hospital beds per capita in Europe”
• better conditions in shortage occupations»Utbilda mer personal för sjukvården. Förbättrade villkor i vårdens bristyrken och minska behovet av dyr inhyrd personal.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Educate more personnel for healthcare. Improved conditions in care shortage occupations and reduce the need for expensive hired staff.”
• good physical and mental work environment»Ett väl fungerande arbetarskydd och god arbetsmiljö ska ta hänsyn till såväl fysisk som psykisk hälsa hos arbetstagarna.« (party programme ↗)“Well-functioning employee protection and good work environment shall take account of both physical and mental health among workers.”
• the state works for the work environment»Staten ska bland annat genom rådgivning, stöd och kontroll aktivt verka för en förbättrad arbetsmiljö.« (party programme ↗)“The state shall, among other things through advice, support and inspection, actively work for an improved work environment.”

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 explicitly commits to strengthening healthcare staff through better working conditions and further education, reducing split shifts and shortening healthcare queues because four out of ten patients wait longer than the healthcare guarantee. Queues for welfare services are described as a failure. Therefore, the plan bears the requirement that the issue of healthcare beds and working conditions cannot be considered concluded but needs a prompt broad review.

• better working conditions in healthcaredecisive»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 healthcare staff, among other things by improving working conditions and opportunities for further education - more hands are needed in healthcare to shorten queues and relieve staff”
• fewer split shifts»Minska förekomsten av delade turer i offentlig vård och omsorg« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce the occurrence of split shifts in public healthcare and care”
• healthcare queues must be shortened»Fyra av tio patienter har i år väntat längre än lagstadgad tid på sin operation eller annan behandling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Four out of ten patients have this year waited longer than the statutory time for their operation or other treatment.”
• queues are a failure»Köer till välfärdstjänster är ett misslyckande« (party programme ↗)“Queues for welfare services are a failure”

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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 has explicit commitments about more care beds, better working conditions in care services and increased occupational health services in female-dominated professions. The counter-proposal's demand for a prompt broad review of the working environment in healthcare and of occupational health services, with continued reporting, is thereby the plan's own line. The plan says nothing, however, about the committee's reasons that the government's report fulfils reporting requirements and that the matter can be concluded.

• increased occupational health services in healthcaredecisive»Förbättra status, arbetsvillkor samt öka företagshälsovård i kvinnodominerade yrken« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve status, working conditions and increase occupational health services in female-dominated professions”
• more care beds»Öka antalet vårdplatser« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase the number of care beds”
• better working conditions in healthcare»Delade turer ska slopas och skiftarbete, främst inom vår vård och omsorg, behöver ses över.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Split shifts shall be eliminated and shift work, especially in our care services, needs to be reviewed.”
• security for healthcare staff»Öka tryggheten för vårdpersonal och på akutmottagningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase security for healthcare staff and at emergency departments”

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.