Overtime paid double, student nurses ” immediately “ employable: the Minister of Health, Brigitte Bourguignon, announced on Wednesday 8 June a series of “first steps” in order to overcome a “been difficult” to the hospital, ” without waiting “ the conclusions of the flash mission on emergencies.
“Summer will be difficult” and it will take “find solutions so that the French are not deprived of care”said Ms. Bourguignon during a speech at the Emergency Congress, which is held in Paris from Wednesday to Friday.
While 120 emergency services have been forced to limit their activity or are preparing for it, according to a count released at the end of May by the Samu-Urgences de France association, “The government takes its responsibilities in the face of the crisis”, she said. The executive has in particular “decided to reactivate the doubling of overtime pay for non-medical staff, and additional working time for doctors, for the entire summer period”.
The Minister also announced “an exceptional device” so that “student nurses and nursing assistants who completed their initial training in June and July (can) start practicing immediately, without waiting for the official presentation of their diploma”.
Retired caregivers “volunteers to resume an activity” this summer will benefit from “cumulation facilities (with) their retirement pension”.
In addition, the regional health agencies (ARS) have been ordered to “remobilize territorial crisis management systems” to coordinate public hospitals, private clinics and liberal professionals.
Ces “first measures will soon be supplemented by the proposals of the Braun mission”, she added. Emmanuel Macron has indeed instructed Dr François Braun, head of emergencies at the CHR in Metz and president of Samu-Urgences de France, with a « mission flash » on the “unscheduled care”the results of which are expected before July 1.