A retirement and two long-term absenteeism caused a shortage of staff at the public doctors in the city of Salzburg. There are not enough personnel for the investigation of the dead. From January 1, 2023, there will be a new solution to ensure that the bodies do not remain lying around in Mozart’s city.
In the city of Salzburg, three out of four medical officers were absent and vacancies went unanswered. This posed a problem for the city of Salzburg: inspection of the dead would no longer be possible from next year.
After a crisis consultation with the state of Salzburg, there is now a solution: in the future, there will be a pool of resident and qualified hospital doctors who will carry out the death investigation in the state capital. Details for this call service are currently being determined by the Medical Association, Health Department, State Medical Directorate and emergency response agencies. Compensation for this is regulated by state law.
The body had to lie on the couch overnight
The shortage of doctors has already become a problem in the city of Salzburg during an autopsy: in June 2021, a Viennese woman died unexpectedly while visiting a Salzburg woman. Because there was no longer a doctor on duty to examine the death, the corpse had to lie on the couch overnight.
Source: Krone
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