Doctors in Osnabrück: Violence in practices is increasing

Doctors in Osnabrück: Violence in practices is increasing

increase in violence in medical practices: an alarming phenomenon

The problems in medical practices are increasing, and the aggression is increasingly reported to feel medical staff. In a current interview, Andreas Gassen, head of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV), comments on worrying incidents in practices and emergency rooms. These developments raise questions that go far beyond the individual experiences.

The worrying incidents

streets reports of a strong increase in serious aggression in the practices, not only in the emergency rooms, but also in resident doctors. It states that both verbal insults and physical attacks have become sad everyday life. A concrete example from his own professional practice is particularly alarming: he describes a situation in which a patient angrily destroyed a door. These acts of violence are not only exceptions, but also reflect a growing problem.

The behavior of the patient

A common phenomenon are also accompanying persons who disrupt the treatment of a single patient and let the situation escalate. Allesuit describes this as "extremely uncomfortable" and finds that an "weird assessment" of the urgency of treatments is apparently widespread. These behaviors are not limited to Germany; They are an international phenomenon that is observed in many countries.

The demand for just punishment

On the occasion of these incidents, alleys call for immediate measures. He demands that in such cases there must be clear and quick punishments. "Otherwise the message will not arrive for some people," he warns. This requirement is particularly relevant when you consider that unchanged behavior in the perpetrators would only tighten this threatening development.

political reactions and legal changes

Politics also recognized this problem. Justice Minister Marco Buschmann from the FDP plans a easier tightening of the criminal law, which aims to better protect rescue workers from hostility. However, Gassen makes it clear that these measures must also be extended to the medical practices. "It is overdue to tighten the criminal law at this point," says the health insurance boss, who does not want to see the health facilities in Germany.

a social problem

The increase in violence in medical practices is not only a health policy, but also a social problem. It is crucial that the causes of these behaviors are better understood and effective solutions are found. It takes a common social approach to prevent this violence and to strengthen the trust between patients and medical staff.