The shortage of doctors in Saxony remains a serious problem and a major challenge for state policy. "Many doctors are already overcoming age and strength limits in order to maintain care. It should not be a question of where people live as to whether and how quickly they receive medical help," said Left Party leader Susanne Schaper. With a growing proportion of older people, this is becoming increasingly important.
Schaper - a trained nurse - regularly enquires about the level of medical care in the state parliament. In 2024, too, some considerable gaps became apparent. In Werdau, it was only 69.8 percent for GPs, in Torgau 70.2 percent and in Reichenbach 72.4 percent. Riesa (78.4), Limbach-Oberfrohna (78.3) and Stollberg (74.1) are also considered "undersupplied regions" with a level of less than 80 percent.
