The German Nursing Council calls for a comprehensive overhaul of the nursing reform

One day before a planned cabinet vote, the German Nursing Council called on the black-red coalition to comprehensively revise the previous plans for nursing care reform. “The higher hurdles in accessing care levels and the planned removal of the relief amount for care level 1 are particularly critical,” said association president Christine Vogler to the editorial network Germany. “The need for care does not disappear as a result.”

For professional carers, the previously planned suspension of collective agreement compliance for several years and a limit on the financing of future wage increases would be particularly consequential. »We need nurses who stay in the profession. Anyone who weakens adherence to collective bargaining agreements and the financing of personnel costs endangers supply,” said Vogler.

Coalition argues about care reform

The head of the association also called for tax revenues to be used to finance not only the pension contributions for caring relatives, but also the training costs. This is also a task for society as a whole, the costs of which should not end up with people in need of care. In addition, the countries would have to fulfill their responsibility for the investment costs.