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France still sick from its medical deserts

2022-01-16T18:54:19.188Z


DECRYPTION - The shortage of specialists or generalists affects all territories. Faced with the new rebound of the epidemic, the medical front is cracking. While white plans are activated by a number of hospitals to recall troops, emergency services are closing almost everywhere in France for an indefinite period, sometimes a few days, a night in other cases. The reason: the lack of staff. These heroes that the whole of France applauded at the start of the health crisis are ti


Faced with the new rebound of the epidemic, the medical front is cracking.

While white plans are activated by a number of hospitals to recall troops, emergency services are closing almost everywhere in France for an indefinite period, sometimes a few days, a night in other cases.

The reason: the lack of staff.

These heroes that the whole of France applauded at the start of the health crisis are tired.

Sick leave and resignations plague service schedules.

“Nurses leave and change jobs”

testifies Maxime Lebigot, employee at the Laval hospital and representative FO.

These white coats leave a ship shaken by the crisis to become sophrologists, pruners and even truck drivers.

Provided that they are no longer in hospitals, harassed, badly paid and badly considered.

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This worsening crisis, which is hitting the emergency room, is of great concern to local elected officials, often without a plan B for their population when a doctor leaves.

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Source: lefigaro

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