Piedmont healthcare staff monitoring report of 9 November 2026
Date of the event:
On 9 November 2026 the Piedmont Region presents, at the Grattacielo Piemonte tower, updated data certified by the health authorities on staff of the Piedmont regional health service, as part of the healthcare staff monitoring exercise (Osservatorio) carried out with the trade union representatives of medical management and of the wider workforce. According to the data, as of 30 September 2026 the regional health service has 59,177 employees, an increase of 2,693 above turnover compared with 30 June 2023, when there were 56,484 [1][2].
The figures
Compared with 31 March 2026, staff numbers have grown by a further 433 above turnover. The overall increase of 2,693 employees since June 2023 includes 1,787 posts in the general workforce (comparto), equal to 119% of the planned target, and 906 management posts (dirigenza), equal to 181% of its target [1].
Within the general workforce, the growth breaks down into 771 posts in healthcare roles, 781 in social-healthcare roles, and 235 in technical, professional and administrative roles. In management, the increase includes 722 doctors, veterinarians and dentists, 147 non-medical health managers, and 37 managers in the professional, technical and administrative area [1].
The update as of 30 September also shows, compared with 31 March, a growth of 74 doctors, 142 nurses, 157 social-healthcare workers and 45 rehabilitation professionals. Over the whole period covered by the monitoring exercise, from 30 June 2023 to 30 September 2026, the number of doctors rose from 8,322 to 9,026, nurses from 21,213 to 21,748, and social-healthcare workers from 7,768 to 8,469 [1].
Statements
The president of the Piedmont Region, Alberto Cirio, and the regional councillor for health, Federico Riboldi, state that in the years before they took office Piedmont's healthcare staff had stayed essentially flat at around 55,000, and that the decision to invest in hiring allowed the total to pass 59,000 employees, showing that there was no freeze on hiring even during the review launched within the health authorities [1][2].
The figures confirm that the targets of the Special Hiring Plan have been exceeded; the plan had called for an overall increase of 2,000 posts compared with June 2023, of which 1,500 in the general workforce and 500 in management. Cirio and Riboldi note that the results achieved at regional level do not mean every problem is solved, pointing to persistent staff shortages in some areas, hospitals and specialties, and the launch of a detailed review of each health authority's needs [1][2].
Sources
- TorinoOggi — 9 November 2026
- ANSA Piemonte — 9 November 2026