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The attrition rate for nurses has stabilised post-COVID but with a fast greying population, the hunt for a solid pipeline of nursing talent continues. Aside from better salaries, can concerns over high home rentals and allowing foreign nurses to bring their families here be addressed?
Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Health Mdm Rahayu Mahzam, group chief nurse of the National Healthcare Group Yong Keng Kwang and CEO of recruitment agency People360 Services Jordache Keith share their thoughts with Steven Chia.
0:19 Intro
1:56 Why Singapore needs more nurses
3:02 How bad is the nursing shortage in Singapore
4:34 The need for foreign nurses to augment the local supply
7:12 Global competition for nurses
9:34 Is Singapore a desirable place for foreign nurses
10:12 Do Singaporeans need to show more respect for nurses?
13:26 Are nurses in Singapore doing more than expected?
15:43 What training in UK taught him about patient care
19:00 What does Singapore need to do to retain nurses
25:28 Is the cost of living too expensive for nurses?
28:12 Looking at new sources of nurses
32:00 Outro
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