Investments in qualification and in the attractiveness of nursing

Nursing Training Campaign in Switzerland

Coverbild: Investments in qualification and in the attractiveness of nursing
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Issue/Year (Volume) 2/2026 (55)
Page(s) 28-29
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Language(s)
    englisch

The gap between the supply of and demand for nursing staff has been growing in Switzerland for over 20 years. An initiative aimed at securing nursing care was approved in a people’s referendum against the background of the coronavirus pandemic. This article looks at the background to the initiative and describes impressions from the first year of implementation.