The Ministry of Health will launch a new nurse for a long -term retention plan in September this year. All newly hired and in -service nurses of public medical institutions can receive up to 100,000 yuan in their next 20 years of career.About 29,000 nurses are expected to benefit.

Minister of Health Wang Yikang announced on Tuesday (February 20) at the National University Hospital of Singapore (Award for Nurses' Grace, Excellen and Loyalty) at the National University Hospital of Singapore.Every four to six years can get a retention of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.

Most of the nurses who work in the public medical field will enter the industry when they are young. If they continue to serve, they can receive the full 100,000 yuan bonus planned by Angel.In addition to local nurses, foreign nurses who have worked in the public medical field in Singapore will also automatically include the plan.

46 years old or more in -service nurses can also receive a bonus to recognize their long -term services if they have been working for at least five years.According to the service year, the government will give them a bonus from 5,000 yuan to 15,000 yuan.Nurses who continue to work after retirement will receive this bonus if they serve at least five years.

Wang Yikang: The government has lost the vacancy of the nurse when the government has filled the crown disease

Nurses 46 or more may not obtain a full reserved deposit before the legal retirement age, so they have also shortened the cycle of retaining gold. Every three years, they will receive 15,000 yuan until the legal retirement age will be reserved.The total amount of gold is up to 100,000 yuan.

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Angel plan is implemented, it is expected that the nurse of 24,000 public medical institutions will benefit.The government -funded Community Care Organisation and Social Service Agencies will also be invited to join the Angel program.If you decide to join, there will be another 5,000 nurse benefited.

Wang Yikang said at the event that the proportion of nurses in the local medical labor force team is the largest, but the shortage of manpower is also the most serious.Foreign nurses lost during the crown disease also exceeded the number of usual people, but the government has filled the vacancy.

He said that since the end of 2022, the government has recruited more than 5,600 nurses, of which 4,500 have been registered as qualified professional nurses."We have filled the number of nurses lost in 2021 and 2022, and will continue to be committed to recruiting local and foreign nurses this year and back."

Wang Yikang said that the official has also adopted a lot of measures to retain and attract nurses in the past few years, including the University of Higher Institutes such as the School of Technology Education, Nanyang Institute of Technology, Yizhuan Institute of Technology, Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), and National UniversityGraduates who cultivate nursing courses.

"From 2013 to 2023, the number of recruiters in nursing majors increased by about 30%. This means that one of each 25 students will become a nurse."

He pointed out that compared with 2022, local public medical clusters employed by local public medical clusters also increased by 12%last year.

Wang Yikang: The Angel Program is not new similar to the reference reward plan

In response to the Angel plan, Wang Yikang emphasized that such plans are not new. Singapore armed forces, internal affairs teams, and teachers have already had similar reward programs.

He explained: "Public officials who reach a certain age or service duration are more likely to consider leaving. They leave to form a family, continue their studies, take care of their elderly parents, or try new jobs. These are very reasonable.Reason.

Wang Yikang said that the retention plan will encourage these nurses to think twice, give themselves a chance, and give employers a chance to continue this meaningful and positive nursing work.