The new Minister of Health, François Braun, said on Sunday July 10 that he had instructed the regional health agencies (ARS) to deploy the recommendations of the “flash mission” on emergencies that he himself had commissioned, before entering government.
With this “operational ‘toolbox'”, the Minister of Health explains in a press release that:
“The territories have, until the end of September, a series of new levers to guarantee a response adapted to the health needs of the French people. These levers make it possible to support new cooperation between professionals (…); to recognize the additional commitment of professionals to increase the care time available; to support the arduous nature of night work, particularly in hospitals.
François Braun stresses that the necessary regulatory texts will be published “in the first days of this week”. They concern for example “the upgrading of night work in hospitals from 1is July, the methods of remuneration of the liberal professionals mobilized for the regulation at the SAMU “.
“Temporary” measures
These new measures “will be supported by a major communication campaign allowing the French to understand the new levers and to better orient themselves in the health system”adds the minister. “In particular, educational messages will be broadcast to encourage the French to call 15 before any trip to the emergency room, in order to be better oriented towards a care offer adapted to their needs”.
Essentially, ” measures “ are “temporary: barring exceptions, their implementation has been approved by way of derogation, for a fixed period of three months. But the Minister recalls that this “summer plans” fera “subject to evaluation throughout its deployment”. The effect of the measures “will be precisely measured (…), before considering, if necessary, their perpetuation or their generalization by “traditional” mechanisms (regulatory texts, contractual negotiation, etc.). »
On June 30, before being appointed minister, the emergency physician, commissioned by Emmanuel Macron, had given the government of Elisabeth Borne 41 proposals to overcome a summer “high risk” in emergency services.
The “flash mission” recommended “regulate admissions”either with a “entrance paramedic triage” emergencies, either by “systematic prior medical regulation” by the SAMU switchboard. It also required budgetary efforts for hospital staff, with a revaluation of night work and the July 14 and August 15 bridges, as well as a bonus for psychiatric, pediatric and gynecological emergency teams.