Emergency room crisis: overtime, workforce … The Minister of Health announces a series of “first measures” – franceinfo

The executive decides in particular to “reactivate the doubling of overtime pay for non-medical staff, and additional working time for doctors”. Article written by Published on 06/08/2022 15:26 Updated on 06/08/2022 15:53 ​​Reading time: 1 min. Overtime paid double, student nurses “immediately” employable… The Minister of Health, Brigitte Bourguignon, announced on Wednesday June 8, a series of “first measures” in order to overcome a “difficult summer” at the hospital, ” without waiting” for the conclusions of the flash mission on emergencies. It will be necessary “to find solutions so that the French are not deprived of care”, declared Brigitte Bourguignon during an intervention at the Emergencies 2022 congress, which is held in Paris from Wednesday to Friday. While 120 emergency services have been forced to limit their activity or are preparing for it, according to a count released at the end of May by the Samu-Urgences de France association, “the government is taking its responsibilities in the face of the crisis”, a- she asserted. The executive notably “decided to reactivate the doubling of overtime pay for non-medical staff, and additional working time for doctors, for the entire summer period”. The minister also announced “an exceptional device” so that “student nurses and caregivers who completed their initial training in June and July (can) start practicing immediately, without waiting for the official presentation of their diploma”. Retired carers “volunteering to resume an activity” this summer will benefit for their part from “cumulation facilities [avec] their retirement pension”. In addition, the regional health agencies (ARS) were ordered to “remobilize the territorial crisis management systems” to coordinate public hospitals, private clinics and liberal professionals. Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share by email Share link