The Government will incorporate 200 specialist nurses to reinforce Primary Care
The measure arrives in full difficulty to retain professionals and foresees that 30% of the staff will be from Family and Community Nursing, in a context of staff leaving due to living and housing conditions
PalmaThe IB-Salut plans to incorporate nearly 200 nurses into the Community's health centers through an extraordinary integration process for staff destined for professionals with the specialty of Family and Community Nursing.
The measure comes in a context of a deficit of professionals in the Balearic health system and difficulties in retaining staff. In fact, recent reports have warned that dozens of nurses have left the Islands in recent months due to living and working conditions, especially the cost of housing and lack of stability, a trend that the health sector links to the growing pressure on the system.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Health of the Balearic Islands, the forecast is that, once the process is completed, nearly 30% of the Primary Care staff will be made up of specialist nurses. The objective of the initiative is to recognize training in Family and Community Nursing and to move towards the progressive substitution of generic positions with posts occupied by professionals who have completed their residency.
This specialty includes areas such as care for families, community health, and health promotion and prevention tasks, with a focus on the community and prevention. Applications can be submitted through the Health Service website and can be participated in by professionals with appointments as permanent statutory staff, interim for vacancy, or substitution in the nursing category. Among the requirements are being in active or assimilated service status, holding an official degree in Nursing or a university diploma in the specialty, and performing the corresponding functions within the established legal framework.