Wolfgang Geier welcomes experts to the discussion
Vienna (OTS) – “Who will look after us in the future?” – this question will be addressed by “Zur Sache” on Friday, February 2, 2024, at 8:15 p.m. on ORF III, moderated by Wolfgang Geier.
One million people in Austria care for relatives. In the next seven years, up to 2030, more than 75,000 additional nursing staff will be needed to meet the needs in hospitals, care facilities and in the private sector. At the moment, this goal seems hardly achievable, because at the same time tens of thousands of nursing staff will be retiring in the next few years. Not only in Austria, but throughout Europe, there is already a competition for the urgently needed nurses. A federal government package worth billions is intended to bring more people into nursing professions, even if that alone will not be enough. Money and bureaucracy represent major hurdles.
Wolfgang Geier discusses with his guests how big the problem actually is, what challenges await society and what possible solutions for the care system could look like:
Bedrana Ribo (Member of the National Council and care spokesperson, The Greens), Peter Hacker (Vienna City Council for Social Affairs and Health, SPÖ), Karin Hamminger (Managing Chairwoman of the Care Group Association) and Birgit Meinhard-Schiebel (President of the Interest Group of Caring Relatives).
Further details about the ORF III Culture and Information program are available at tv.ORF.at/orf3.