Strengthening the legal protection of medical support nurses and establishing a legal basis for improving the treatment of nursing personnel

The Ministry of Health and Welfare (Minister Cho Kyu-hong) announced on Wednesday, August 28 that the enactment of the Nursing Act, a law related to nursing personnel such as nurses and nursing assistants, passed the plenary session of the National Assembly.

Through the enactment of the Nursing Act, ▲by systematically identifying matters related to the license and qualifications of nurses, scope of work, rights and responsibilities, supply and demand, education, and improvement of nursing policies for long-term service, etc., the professionalism of the nurses’ job, improvement of working environment, and skills are improved. A foundation has been laid for improving the quality of nursing services through the training of nurses.

In addition, so that medical care support nurses can focus on their work with peace of mind while receiving legal protection, ▲ the basis for performing medical support work is specified in the law, and ▲ requirements and procedures for performing work are stipulated. As the legal basis for medical treatment support work is established, the Ministry of Health and Welfare plans to quickly establish an education system and management and operation system for medical treatment support nurses.

In addition, it included establishing a comprehensive nursing plan every five years and operating a nursing policy review committee under the Minister of Health and Welfare to review matters related to training and improving the treatment of nursing personnel.

Minister of Health and Welfare Cho Kyu-hong emphasized, “Through the enactment of this nursing law, a legal basis has been established to train excellent nursing personnel and provide high-quality nursing services.” He added, “The government wants nurses to grow into professional medical professionals and work with pride.” “We will do our best to prepare concrete plans and ensure that it is implemented without setbacks,” he said.

Editor. Seyeong Hong