We just witnessed the largest healthcare strike in US history which involved 75,000 workers. We need to consider sustainable solutions to delivering services in hospitals because as the labor strike pointed out, the impact to employees is real. https://lnkd.in/g936WvEp
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Inside the Kaiser Contract That Ended the Biggest Healthcare Strike in US History – MedCity News - MedCity News #InsideTheKaiserContract: The End of the Biggest Healthcare Strike in US History #Introduction This blog post provides an inside look into the Kaiser contract that effectively ended the largest healthcare strike in US history. #Background The strike involved over 150,000 healthcare workers across the country and lasted for several months. It was driven by concerns over staffing shortages, patient care, and wages. #Key Provisions of the Contract 1. #Staffing Ratios: The new contract includes provisions to address staffing shortages, ensuring adequate levels of healthcare professionals to maintain quality patient care. 2. #Wages and Benefits: The agreement includes wage increases and improved benefits for healthcare workers, addressing their concerns about fair compensation. 3. #Patient Care ai.mediformatica.com #contract #health #staffing #healthcare #medcity #news #hiring #kaiserpermanente #strike #about #coalitionofkaiserpermanenteunions #education #digitalhealth #healthit #healthtech #healthcaretechnology @MediFormatica (https://buff.ly/477Vh5B)
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Are strikes here to stay? Well, it depends. Workers are becoming more empowered to speak out against systems that disadvantage them. Whether or not these strikes end depends on how well hospital systems can meet their needs while simultaneously balancing the financial needs of the hospital, This may mean that we need to change, or even completely overhaul systems. Either way, it will take employees and hospitals truly hearing each other to bring these strikes to an end.
Is healthcare's era of strikes here to stay?
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‘Grim Milestone’ Of One Million Cancelled Operations In Sight As Second NHS Consultants Strike Begins As NHS consultants in England begin their second walkout in the latest round of industrial action in their dispute over pay, Danny Mortimer, deputy chief executive of NHS Confederation, said: “As NHS consultants start their second walkout – the 10th round of large-scale strikes by NHS staff in nine months – weary healthcare leaders and teams will be wondering how many more rounds of industrial action the NHS must endure, and how many more patients will have to suffer before all those involved find a way to finally bring this to a close. “Unfortunately, handling strikes has had to become routine for leaders, with many telling us they’re spending up to a third of their time planning for and dealing with the fallout of repeated walkouts. “While the work they’ve done has minimised disruption, they nonetheless see and fear the impact it is having on patients and staff alike. “With strike action backing onto a bank holiday weekend, this round will again have a significant impact on patients. Demand at A&E departments is usually higher on bank holiday weekends, but this combined with operating a Christmas Day level of service in the runup, means that increased pressures will in many places mean patients will be faced with severe delays. “Healthcare leaders are sympathetic to the concerns of senior medical staff regarding reform of their contract, but also know that this war of attrition with the government is eroding hopes of reducing the backlog and affecting patient care. “It’s too late to stop this walkout, but the failure to put an end to this situation has put the Prime Minister’s pledge to reduce waiting lists in real jeopardy; another round of industrial action after this one may deliver a knockout blow to backlog hopes. “All sides must do whatever it takes to avert the further walkout planned by consultants for September and prevent the NHS from reaching the grim milestone of one million cancelled operations.” Read More:
'Grim Milestone' Of One Million Cancelled Operations In Sight As Second NHS Consultants Strike Begins
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Hold my beer… As the largest consultant and junior doctors three-day strike in UK history comes to an end on Thursday 5th October, the United States of America takes over the baton. More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers launched a three-day strike on Wednesday 4th October at hospitals and medical centres across the country. It is considered to be the largest walkout of health workers in US healthcare history. Previously, the largest number of workers involved in a major work stoppage in the US healthcare sector was 53,000 in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. While the striking groups of staff are slightly different on each side of the Atlantic, both examples vividly illustrate how the global workforce crisis in healthcare is biting harder. In America alone, it is estimated that there will be a shortage of ~ 1 million nurses nationwide by 2025 (https://lnkd.in/e2ge8QqS). Demands for more pay, more staff, more time to care and greater patient safety will intensify until politicians, policy makers and practitioners develop credible workforce strategies for the long term but act in the short term to alleviate under-staffing and all the associated pressure, fatigue and burnout that comes with it. #workforce #workforcecrisis #doctors #nurses #clinicians #burnout #staffing #kaiserpermanente #nhs #global #strikes
Kaiser Permanente Health Care Workers Begin Strike
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After the largest healthcare strike in #US history, is it truly over? The recent three-day strike by over 75,000 unionized Kaiser Permanente employees is a historic event. This strike brings the spotlight on the systemic problems plaguing the healthcare industry. While the workers return to work for now, the possibility of future strikes looms large. Here are some of the major reasons behind the strike: ✔️Staffing shortages ✔️Burnout ✔️Unsatisfactory wages What can be done? One crucial step is providing real mental health resources, not just "wellness" programs, to combat burnout. Many healthcare providers fear seeking mental health care could jeopardize their medical licensing and disability coverage, creating a significant barrier to seeking help. Stronger staffing ratios are also essential, which would benefit both patients and healthcare workers. Research indicates that better staffing ratios improve patient outcomes, reduce costs, and lower worker burnout. A diverse healthcare workforce can enhance patient care and save billions in healthcare costs annually. While the Kaiser strike may be over, the issues that led healthcare workers to the picket line persist. It's imperative that we address these issues and overhaul the conditions under which healthcare workers serve. What other steps would you like to suggest to prevent this? Let's discuss. #healthcare #Staffing #mentalhealthcare #patients #care
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Historic strikes continue with 75,000 Kaiser health care workers on a 3 day strike starting today. They are essentially demanding #healthywork. Workers explain that staffing shortages beginning well before Covid, have gotten worse. Many are doing 2 or 3 different jobs, which causes stress from high workloads, conflicting demands and not having enough resources to take care of their patients properly. The cycle of lack of staffing leading to high workloads and patient and staff safety concerns, results in #burnout and health care workers leaving … creating worse staffing shortages. It’s not sustainable and workers want input into the solutions. While management rights gives companies like #Kaiser full control over staffing - listening to workers about these issues at the bargaining table is the first step to resetting priorities. Without #healthywork Kaiser, workers and patients will lose. Healthy Work Campaign supports Kaiser unions in demanding action on these important issues like staffing, workload, job control (having a say), fair pay and benefits! https://lnkd.in/gEZmtzYr
Kaiser Permanente workers go on strike in largest health care walkout in U.S. history
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Record-breaking doctors' strike piles pressure on England's health service, ET HealthWorld London: Junior doctors in England started a six-day walkout over pay on Wednesday, the longest strike in the 75 year history of the state run National Health Service, which will hit patient care during a seasonal winter peak in demand. As in other key sectors over the past year, junior doctors represented by the British Medical Association have staged a series of walkouts to demand better pay in the face of soaring inflation. In a statement, the union urged the government to make a “credible” pay offer to end the strikes, which threaten to increase the pressure on the health … Read More » London: Junior doctors in England started a six-day walkout over pay on Wednesday, the longest strike in the 75 year history of the state run National Health Service, which will hit patient care during a seasonal winter peak in demand. As in other key sectors over the past year, junior doctors represented by the British Medical Association have staged a series of walkouts to demand better pay in the face of soaring inflation. In a statement, the union urged the government to make a “credible” pay offer to end the strikes, which threaten to increase the pressure on the health … Read More »
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Last week, we witnessed the largest #healthcare strike in U.S. history, and Kaiser Permanente workers are considering a second strike next month if contract negotiations can’t be reached. Now, we’re seeing more healthcare workers strike against their workplaces, with staffing and #burnout acting as driving forces. The current state of U.S. healthcare is at a pivotal moment, and the outcomes of these strikes could significantly impact the healthcare industry as a whole. Burnout rates among healthcare workers are at an all-time high, which is why it’s crucial now more than ever that health systems lean on #technology that can help reduce administrative burdens that contribute to burnout. Technology not only streamlines workflow and increases efficiencies, it enables better-informed care, directly impacting overall patient care outcomes. The more prepared clinicians are, the better care they can provide. Learn more about the recent strike and its potential industry-wide impact this #WTWPCC in Axios: https://bit.ly/3ZS8kVW
Kaiser healthcare unions say weeklong strike possible early next month
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More than 75,000 nurses, pharmacists and other employees of the Kaiser Permanente health system walked off the job Wednesday in the largest U.S. healthcare strike on record. The workers struck after contracts expired and their unions couldn’t reach an agreement with Kaiser on how much a new deal would increase wages and staffing. To minimize the impact on patients, Kaiser said it would bring on temporary workers to fill some vacancies, but would, if needed, postpone some appointments and expand its network to retail pharmacies and, for some people, non-Kaiser hospitals. “Our plans ensure that the urgent needs of our members and patients are the top priority,” Kaiser said. The strike, which is scheduled to last as long as three days, adds hospitals, pharmacies and clinics to workplaces roiled by labor action this year, after auto workers and Hollywood writers stopped work. Through August this year, the U.S. had lost more workdays to labor disputes than any full year since 2000. Unions emboldened by public support and the tight labor market are flexing their power to demand higher pay. Workers have also seen how strikes by other unions have secured contract wins. Kaiser, based in Oakland, Calif., is a well-known name in healthcare, pioneering the combination of a health insurer, hospitals and doctor’s offices under one roof in a bid to offer higher-quality care while controlling costs. The system serves 12.7 million members at 40 hospitals and more than 620 medical offices, mostly on the West Coast but also in Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland and Virginia. Kaiser counts about 213,000 employees who aren’t physicians.
Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Strike, Mounting Largest U.S. Healthcare Walkout on Record
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