cases.While the latest variant is believed to cause a milder disease than the Delta variant, the hospitals here are closely monitoring the situation.
The National University Health System is prepared to convert existing hospital wards for Covid-19 patients if needed, and has staff volunteers on standby to support its front-line staff should there be another surge in cases, a spokesman said. At NHG, attrition across the cluster and of its nurses in the first year of the pandemic was manageable, said Mrs Tay, who added:"However, 2021 saw an increase in attrition rates which were higher than the pre-Covid periods."
"There is a higher demand for healthcare workers than what the market can supply. Overseas recruitment is also challenging due to uncertainty caused by stringent border measures," said Mrs Tay. "We share and publicise our job or sponsorship opportunities regularly with students and alumni of the various schools and tertiary institutions. For example, there will be open houses this month by Alexandra Hospital, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and National University Hospital to recruit multiple healthcare roles," she said.
At SingHealth, Singapore's largest healthcare cluster, recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals have become a lot more challenging in this pandemic, said its group chief human resource officer Esther Tan.
Getting ready for another Drama mama.
Is there any real journalist here? Is Anyone watching international independent data on Omnicron ? So far its just a flu! StopFearNews
Does anyone at ST follow international data on Omicron? If you can expect one thing is that LESS People will end up in hospital as Omicron is more viral but less dangerous to the longs. Why continue to sprout fear on Omicron? It should be welcomed.
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