TOKYO -- Japan should let nurses handle more tasks themselves, a government advisory council said Thursday, but postponed decisions on around a third of proposals to deal with a deepening shortage of medical personnel.
"Medical and nursing care and infectious disease control" was among the priority areas identified in the report presented to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida by the Council for Promotion of Regulatory Reform. The proposals will be considered for an implementation plan to be approved by the cabinet this month.
