Covid-19: the monthly premium for some nurses is “far from the expectations of the profession”, according to Thierry – franceinfo

“It’s always taken, but it’s far from the expectations of the profession”, reacted Thierry Amouroux, spokesperson for the National Union of Nurses, Tuesday, December 28 on franceinfo, after the announcement the same day by the Prime Minister, Jean Castex, of a monthly bonus of 100 euros net for nurses and nurses in critical care and resuscitation services from January 2022.

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“It’s good to recognize the specificity of intensive care nurses, which requires special technical skills, but it must be understood that all nurses are underpaid in France”, added Thierry Amouroux. “Despite the Ségur de la santé which has upgraded some of the caregivers, we remain [en France] far below the average nursing salary at European level, which leads to many departures of young people abroad “, he assured. According to him, “in Switzerland or Luxembourg, for example, the average nursing salary is double” of that in the hexagon.

“The last time they made us [le gouvernement] an announcement of the upgrading of caregivers, on April 12, it was not until the end of December for this to be effective “, launched Thierry Amouroux. “We are waiting to see what it will give for this bonus announcement“, he again declared.