SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Nurses are calling on the government to take responsibility for the damages caused by the ‘With Corona’ policy, which they argue is taking a drastic toll on both healthcare workers and Koreans in general. Some 40 members of the labor union at Seoul National University Hospital held a press [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — With the COVID-19 pandemic nearing its second anniversary, concerns about burnout among medical staff are rising. Yun Ye-seul (alias), a nurse working at a public health clinic in Seoul, is in charge of primary checks on patients and managing home treatment. She hasn’t been able to afford a single [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The vast majority of healthcare workers in the Seoul area who have received COVID-19 vaccine shots have experienced side effects such as pain and fever. The Seoul Medical Association conducted a survey of 1,708 members, with 88.4 percent of those who had been vaccinated (1,704 people) indicating that they [...]
SEOUL, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Healthcare workers infected with COVID-19 will be recognized by authorities as having suffered from an industrial accident. A separate deliberation procedure or review will not be necessary. The Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service said Wednesday that a new set of regulations have come into effect this month which [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The medical community is suffering from serious psychological consequences as the coronavirus pandemic continues unabated. The National Center for Disaster Trauma conducted a survey last year of 319 healthcare workers fighting the pandemic, 49.5 percent of whom demonstrated suicidal risks. Among the respondents, 41.2 percent were struggling with depression, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey revealed that about a half of the healthcare workers at South Korea’s clinic-level hospitals with no patient rooms have been forced to take unpaid leave or annual paid leave due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Korean Health and Medical Workers’ Union conducted a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Roughly one third of healthcare workers in charge of quarantine and treatment of coronavirus patients are facing burnouts, a recent survey revealed. Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Health and Gyeonggi Public Health Policy Institute conducted a survey of 621 healthcare workers fighting the pandemic in the region, [...]