The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) is putting its finger in the wound in view of the shortage of doctors in Saxony. "If there are more than 400 GP vacancies in Saxony, then this is a catastrophic situation. We have the second most expensive healthcare system in the world, but there is a growing shortage of doctors," party leader Sahra Wagenknecht told the German Press Agency. She had asked for figures in the Bundestag.
According to the figures, there were 474 vacancies for registered doctors in Saxony at the end of 2023, including 419 GPs - 174 more than in 2018. There is also an increasing shortage of specialists. Wagenknecht: "Health insurance is becoming more and more expensive, but basic care is getting worse and worse. This is a dramatic development, especially in rural areas and for older people." SPD Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach will go down in the history books as a failed minister of shortages.
