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More physicians, fewer physiotherapists in institutions
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2006-06-30T10:00:00.000Z
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Municipal health care service, 2005, preliminary figures

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More physicians, fewer physiotherapists in institutions

Preliminary figures for municipal health and care services indicate a 6 per cent increase in 2005 for man-years by physicians in institutions for the aged and disabled. Parallel to this, there has been a similar decrease in the number of man-years by physiotherapists in institutions.

Physicians increased their work contribution by 6 per cent to 275 man-years. Generally, there is a small increase in man-years independent of service area. The total ends up with 4 200 man-years. This growth is largest among the physicians with agreement, but the mandatory practitioners turns up with the largest relative increase - close to 8 per cent. At the same time, there is a weak decrease in the man-years by physiotherapists, down to 4 150. In particular, the municipal physiotherapists with regular pay have a decrease. In addition to the reduction in institution activity, there is also a decrease in physiotherapist man-years in the health centre and school health services. Both the number of man-years by public health nurses and midwives shows a small increase.

Fewer beds in old people's homes

The significant reduction in the number of beds in old people’s homes continues as before - for 2005 the number decreased by about 14 per cent to 2 500. The number of beds in nursing homes tends to flatten out just above 38 000, after a some increase the past few years. This way, the increase in the number of physician man-years implies more physician time for each resident - more than 15 minutes per week. This is shown by the new quality indicator recently published.

A reason for the reduction in institution beds is the renovation from two-bed room to rooms for one bed. There have been more one-bed rooms, yet fewer beds total. Now, 95 per cent of the rooms have one bed. Because there have been fewer beds, there have also been fewer residents. However, the decrease in the resident number is smaller than the beds decrease, caused by a better exploitation of the beds. The complement is now 99 per cent, though there may be large local variations.

More receivers of home-based services

Together with the reduction in the number of beds in old people’s homes, there is an increase in the number of residents in dwellings disposed by the municipal for nurse and care purposes, up to 48 600. Simultaneously, the number of home-based service recipients has increased to about 165 000. For both residents in nurse and care dwellings and home-based service recipients there is an increase of 6-7 per cent among those below the age of 67 years. Also for the oldest ones above 85 years there is a similar increase. Whilst the number of home help only constantly decreases, there is some increase in the number of home nursing, possibly in combination with home help.

There has been some increase in the number of man-years in the nurse and care services, now almost 111 000. Partially, the increase is caused by more sick absence, implying more deputyship. Compared with man-years, the sick absence stays stable at 11 per cent. The increase in the number of man-years is somewhat above the increase in the number of recipients, giving just above half a man-year pr. nurse and care service recipient.

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