The strike, which began in February, is in protest of the government’s plan to increase medical school admissions to address a doctor shortage. This has placed additional legal and workload pressures on nurses, further exacerbated by a recent surge in COVID-19 cases.
The new legislation aims to establish legal grounds for physician assistant nurses to conduct specific procedures. However, some aspects, such as easing qualifications for nursing assistants, were left for additional discussions, the government said.
