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– You start to think about your own family, how far am I willing to go? Because in this I neglect my family, says Lotta Frid, an intensive care nurse at Gävle hospital who was denied leave due to the crisis agreement that began to be used in mid-March.
Hospital staff in Gävle is not alone in not being able to take vacation days in connection with the upcoming Easter and where the children who go to school have Easter leave.
In 23 of a total of 44 hospitals included in the Sveriges Radios and Ekot survey, personnel managers say they have had to say no to staff who have applied for leave. High pressure for medical care says the cause is most people.
The same thing happened a few weeks ago when many wanted to go on vacation in connection with sports vacations. Then, there were no vacations in 24 of the 44 hospitals in the survey.
The hardest thing about getting a vacation. It was during the Christmas and New Years holidays. At that time, 36 of the 44 hospitals that responded to the survey said they had to say no to some of the vacation requests that were made.
The survey was directed to a total of 61 emergency hospitals in the country.
Patrick Nzamba is HR Director for the Jönköping Region, where the possibility of going to the emergency hospital in the region has been very limited since the crisis agreement began to be implemented in early January.
– I have absolute concern for our employees and how long they can drive. At the same time, the big question is “What are the alternatives when we still have seriously ill patients in need of care?” Asks Patrick Nzamba, HR Director of the Jönköping Region.
Ekot has contacted with health personnel in various hospitals in the country and all testify to a very high workload for a long time as a result of the corona pandemic.
The opportunity for vacation and recovery is at the top of many people’s wish list.
– Probably no matter what money I get now, I don’t think I can save my fatigue, says nurse Lotta Frid at Gävle hospital.
