Health workers demonstrate in Bern

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Hundreds of healthcare workers demonstrated outside the Federal Palace in Bern over the weekend - saying there’s an exodus of staff.

One union representing nurses says more than 300 leave the profession every month.

The demonstrators say the crisis is being caused by a lack of resources and say a high quality of healthcare cannot be guaranteed. 

Unions say there are several ways the crisis can be tackled: better pay, better calculation of time worked, clear vacation allowances and help with childcare costs. 

It was only a year ago the people voted in favour of an initiative to improve working conditions for nurses.

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