Geriatricians, in turn, sounded the alarm on Monday about the shortage of caregivers which has been causing "
for weeks, the closure of beds and sometimes even services
" of hospital geriatrics.
"
The geriatric community considers that this situation exposes to a lack of access to appropriate care for elderly patients, whether they come from their homes or nursing homes
", indicates the National Professional Geriatrics Council (CNPG) in a press release which recalls that "
geriatrics has always been the poor relation of the hospital
".
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A survey carried out by the Fédération Hospitalière de France (FHF) highlighted last week that recruitment difficulties weighed heavily on the dynamism of establishments and that geriatrics remained by far the sector that struggled the most to attract staff.
“
We don't take enough account of the difficulty and arduousness of the exercise of caregivers in geriatrics.
Where the staff ratios should be higher, the number of carers remains very notably insufficient
, ”notes Professor Nathalie Salles, president of the SFGG.
More and more sick patients, according to the CNPG
Geriatricians inherit, alone and in short supply, ever more numerous and sicker patients, according to the CNPG, which represents all geriatricians in France.
If the numbers "
are revised upwards, geriatrics can be attractive
", they assure.
Alerts on the serious consequences of the lack of staff in hospitals have multiplied in recent weeks.
In mid-May, the Samu-Urgences de France (SUdF) association indicated that the shortage of emergency caregivers was turning into a “
disaster
”, quickly followed by the main union of gynecologists warning of a risk of “
unexpected summer closures
” of maternity wards. .
Four unions of hospital psychiatrists call for a "
day of action and strike
" on Tuesday against
the "collapse
" of their discipline, "
overwhelmed
" by demand and in shortage of caregivers, at the risk of a "
public health disaster
".