医療福祉人材、９６万人不足　高齢化ピークの４０年―厚労白書

　厚生労働省は１６日の閣議で、２０２２年版厚生労働白書を報告した。医療福祉分野の就業者数について高齢者人口がピークを迎える４０年に１０７０万人が必要となるのに対し、確保が見込まれるのは９７４万人にとどまり、９６万人が不足すると推計。先端技術の活用などにより担い手不足を補う必要性を強調した。（2022/09/16-10:29）

Japan is seen facing a shortage of 960,000 medical and welfare service workers in 2040, when the country's elderly population is expected to peak, a welfare ministry annual report said Friday.
   While 10.7 million such workers are projected to be necessary in 2040, only 9.74 million will be available, according to the 2022 white paper on health, labor and welfare, reported at the day's cabinet meeting.
   The number of workers in the medical and welfare sectors has increased thanks to measures such as temporarily raising the enrollment limit at medical schools and nurturing nursing staff.
   In 2021, 8.91 million people, or about one in eight workers in Japan, were engaged in medical and welfare services.
   The average turnover rate among elderly care workers fell below the average of the whole medical and welfare sectors for the first time in 2019, reflecting improvements in work conditions for elderly care and nursery staff.