Since Monday, temporary doctors at the hospital are subject to a remuneration ceiling of 1390 euros for 24 hours.
“
I simply decided to apply the law
” declared François Braun, Minister of Health, at the microphone of RMC.
Initiated in 2016 by Marisol Tourraine, this salary cap was voted as part of the Rist law of 2021. Hospitals are exposed to legal proceedings in the event of non-compliance with it.
However, hospitals fear that they will no longer be able to recruit doctors, in a current context of shortage.
Hospital services, such as emergencies, would be threatened with closure.
“
There is no service that will close
“
dry
”
in April, thanks to the mobilization of establishments, doctors and thanks to the solidarity of the territories
” nevertheless reassured François Braun.
"We
already have solutions for the first three weeks of April
," he said.
The National Union of Hospital Replacement Physicians estimates that 300 services are threatened with “
imminent closure
” as of Monday.
"
It is an extremely urgent situation, I have no doubt that the temporary workers will return to the hospital,
” confided the minister.
“
I have nothing against medical temporary workers but there are abuses with astronomical sums
”, points out the Minister of Health, before adding: “
It is this system that we must condemn, not the doctors themselves
”.
With salaries that can go up to 4,000 euros for only 24 hours, the government intends to fight against “
cannibalistic
” temporary work.
The French Hospital Federation (FHF), for its part, supports this law and denounces the cost for hospitals and public finances which has "
tripled in ten years
" and reached 1.5 billion euros.
The FHF also points to “
situations harmful to team cohesion
”.
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On the other hand, the minister intends to “
promote
” doctors.
"
I want to revalue hospital practitioners in the context of their hardship and their career,
" he said.
The minister claims to have taken measures “
in this direction
” and to discuss with the “
unions of hospital doctors
”.
"
We must pass this milestone to properly rebuild our health system,
" he concluded.
