Three unions of hospital doctors are calling for a "day of strike and action" on July 4. "The public hospital is collapsing in whole sections," the unions say.

The unions are demanding in particular "a general increase in all salaries to take account of inflation" The National Assembly will debate a controversial health bill from Monday. The bill aims to improve access to care through "mandatory guards, geographical regulation, medical interim... and on-call duty" The bill is expected to be passed by the end of the month.