A 4-day week might not work in health care. But adapting this model could reduce burnout among staff

  • Written by: Nataliya Ilyushina, Research Fellow, Blockchain Innovation Hub, RMIT University
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The COVID pandemic saw a mass exodus of health-care workers across developed countries, exacerbating an existing health-care staffing crisis.

In Australia, turnover rates among hospital staff reached nearly 20% in 2022. Hospital waiting lists in Victoria alone ballooned to 80,000 in 2023.

The United States and...

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