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"Certificates for school, nursery, summer camp... it's crazy!": the anger of doctors, drowned in bureaucracy

2023-02-13T18:34:59.857Z


TESTIMONIALS - Administrative complexity and paperwork waste valuable time for caregivers. This irritant is added to the basic reasons which incite them to strike on Tuesday.


That morning, in the doctor's office, a mother and her 15-year-old daughter arrive with the flu.

“The mother is not worried, she knows what to do.

But there is a supervised duty in high school and an automatic zero in the event of absence without a medical certificate, ”

laments the general practitioner.

Then, it is the turn of a mother with her baby, who is a little feverish, to come and get

"a crèche certificate"

, necessary to be reimbursed for the toddler's lunch at 4 euros...

"Not only are we wasting time for no medical reason, but that makes Social Security bear a consultation at 25 euros to make up for a meal at 4 euros.

My arms fall away"

, the doctor is in despair.

With a colleague, the same scenario is repeated: a young man begins an internship and his employer requires a certificate attesting that all the vaccines are up to date.

“He has to come see me because a photocopy of the health record is not enough.

That’s medical time well spent!”

, the doctor is irritated again.

Another case just as ubiquitous…

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Source: lefigaro

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