The minister, who spoke this Wednesday at the Emergencies Congress, wants to overcome a “difficult summer” in the hospital, “without waiting” for the conclusions of the flash mission.
Overtime hours paid double, student nursesimmediately” employable: the Minister of Health, Brigitte Bourguignon, announced on Wednesday a series of “first stepsin order to overcome abeen 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“, declared the minister during a speech at the Emergency Congress, which is held in Paris from Wednesday to Friday.
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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 assumes its responsibilities in the face of the crisis“, she said. The executive has notablydecided to reactivate the doubling of overtime pay for non-medical staff, and additional working time for doctors, for the entire summer period».
“An exceptional device”
The Minister also announcedan 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 caregiversvolunteers to resume an activity» this summer will benefit from «accumulation facilities (with) their retirement pension“. In addition, the regional health agencies (ARS) have been summoned to “remobilize territorial crisis management systemsto coordinate public hospitals, private clinics and liberal professionals.
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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 1st.
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