The pressure in the bottom: Crying for three hours

'We are reaching a point where the delete, delete is not fun any more. We are tired, stressed, frustrated and for someone with the overtime that is totally insane. I have even hit the bottom today, tudet on off in 3 hours'.

'Have tudet together with other colleagues of the frustrations one encounters in the lab, when you have with so many tests and hours of work to do, and view it just keeps! Dare not think of summer holidays'.

How to write a deeply frustrated phlebotomist in a clinical microbiological department in Denmark on Facebook.

the Frustration has arisen in the wake of Denmark's intensive testing strategy, which means that thousands of people are inoculated every day.

the Workload has spread throughout the country, and the Danish laboratory technicians report an untenable situation with the worn-out members in the entire country. It writes in a statement to the press on Tuesday morning.

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Prime minister Mette Frederiksen, Minister for foreign affairs Jeppe Kofod, the Justice minister Nick Hækkerup and Health and ældreminister Magnus Heunicke held a press conference 29. may. While being bioanalytikerne worn up on the Danish hospitals and the Danish test centers. Photo: Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix

It got them 20. may to send a series of concrete for the minister of health, but they have not heard anything. Nothing.

- We sent d. 20. may a number of concrete proposals to the ministry of Health, on how to improve the conditions at the clinical microbiological laboratories and since then we have heard nothing.

- It seems I'm too poor. We expect a response from the minister, and we expect action from the minister. Stress, unpredictability and a big pressure of work can not continue, says Martina Jürs, who is chairman of the Danish laboratory technicians.

Among other things, suggests to the Danish laboratory technicians, recruitment of at least 115 additional laboratory staff at the clinical microbiological departments and purchased analytical equipment of 38 million.

the Extra Leaf is working on a comment from the ministry of Health.

You can see the entire memo here.