CGT 53 and Force Ouvrière filed a report with the Mayenne public prosecutor on Friday, alerting to “
the endangerment of Laval hospital staff
” in a context of regular emergency room closures and a lack of beds, a we learned in a press release.
“
Today, we are reporting to you, Madam, Mr. Public Prosecutor, on the fact that the French State, by its decisions to close beds for many years, endangers the hospital staff of Laval
,” the unions said.
They denounce degraded working conditions, a lack of medical and paramedical personnel as well as the increase in the workload linked to Covid.
A deterioration in the supply of care
The unions have also warned of the deterioration in the supply of care for patients.
A situation which arises, according to Maxime Lebigot, nurse and assistant secretary FO at the Laval hospital center from the “
psychological and physical suffering
” of health professionals.
Contacted by AFP, the management of the Laval hospital center said it was "
aware of the difficulties that hospital professionals may face
".
She wished to recall "
the actions implemented to support the exceptional mobilization of hospital professionals in a national post-crisis context
" such as the activation of a "
medico-administrative crisis unit which meets twice a week
as well as “
weekly social dialogue meetings between management and representatives of trade unions
”.
Closed multiple times in recent months, the Laval hospital emergency room was already on the verge of asphyxiation in December, with two-thirds of doctors missing.
In October, staff went on an indefinite strike against a situation they considered “
disastrous for the population
”.
In January, while aid of 30 million euros for this establishment had been announced by Minister Olivier Véran as part of the Ségur de la Santé, the State then announced that it would increase its aid to 80 million euros.
