TESTIMONY – Stéphanie Aymard, who no longer counts the time spent in her office in Eysines for a few months, participated in the demonstration of doctors in Paris on Thursday.
Eysines (Gironde)
On the wall, the hands of the clock indicate 8 p.m. Posted behind her desk, Stéphanie Aymard ends her day. This Wednesday, January 4, this general practitioner received around thirty patients for ten hours in his office located in Eysines, north of Bordeaux. “For five years, it has been a routine”she breathes.
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After her consultations, the 38-year-old practitioner has other less pleasant obligations: dealing with administrative tasks. Between scanning documents, updating files and calling patients, she estimates that she will need an extra hour. “Once or twice a week, I force myself to free up timeshe explains, looking annoyed behind her mask. We are caregivers, not secretaries.” For lack of means, she cannot hire an assistant.
A feeling of weariness and exhaustion
For the past few months, Stéphanie has lost count of the time spent in her office. This feeling of weariness and exhaustion also affects her two colleagues aged 50 and 60 with whom…
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