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.
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Japan's health care reform debate drags on as worker shortage grows
Reform council backs task-sharing proposal for nurses, but bigger steps deferred
Japan's health ministry estimates that the country will be short nearly 1 million health and welfare workers by 2040. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
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