Lack of doctors in Brandenburg: there will soon be health bottlenecks?

Lack of doctors in Brandenburg: there will soon be health bottlenecks?

The healthcare system in Brandenburg faces a serious challenge: the lack of general practitioners and specialists is alarming and could be increasingly noticeable in the coming year. Current reports from stern.de show that the situation is more and more excited, since numerous household seats are vacant and succeed missing.

There are currently around 320 general practitioner seats in Brandenburg, and the decline in the resident doctors accumulates. A look at the numbers reveals: 37 percent of general practitioners are older than 60 years, and many of them will retire in the coming years. The Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians Brandenburg (KVBB) explains that there are already almost 700 general practitioners who are looking for a successor, while the number of potential successors does not last. dostal and partner also reports that the current general practitioners are 54.4 years.

specialists also wanted

But the situation is not only tense with general practitioners: the specialists also lack young people. Around 170 specialists are currently not available and the situation could tighten. In 2018, for example, 130 household seats were still vacant. A look at the current data shows that specific specialist areas such as dermatologists are also in the state of deficiency, with 14 unoccupied areas, as well as pediatricians and nuclear medicines, in which vacancies of seven places were determined. These alarming values come from a request from members of the Bundestag to the Federal Ministry of Health and were also published by Institute of Health

More and more cities and regions in Brandenburg are in dangerous undersupply. According to the Ministry of Health, 21 cities could threaten to be undercare for general practitioners by the end of 2024. The shortage of doctors is particularly noticeable in rural areas, and the outdated medical profession accelerates this development.

measures to improve

The increasing bureaucratization and the entrepreneurial risk scare young doctors to settle down. However, the KVBB has recorded an increase in outpatient doctors since 2010, which could be a glimmer of hope. Nevertheless, the distribution of doctors is uneven: While some regions shine with an oversupply in women's and pediatricians, others suffer from a blatant deficiency. dostal and partner emphasizes that the foundation of a municipal medical care center is being founded in future-oriented areas such as the Medical Park. To ensure supply.

The situation remains tense and it remains to be hoped that those responsible take the necessary steps to actively combat the lack of doctors in the region.