The Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé (FIQ) is concerned about the repercussions, for women, of the reform of the Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, with the creation of a single employer for workers in the network, the Agence Santé Quebec.
The president of the FIQ, Julie Bouchard, was in the parliamentary committee on Wednesday for the study of Bill 15 aimed at making the health system more efficient. “We are concerned about the failure to take into account the consequences that the creation of a single employer could have on women, and more particularly on racialized and marginalized women working in the health network,” he said. she says.
“What choices will be available to them in the event of a discriminatory situation, harassment or unfair dismissal? asked Ms. Bouchard.
The legislative text provides for the creation of the Santé Québec agency, which will take care of the day-to-day operations of the network, while the Ministry of Health will be responsible for the major orientations.
The FIQ was also concerned about the place given to the private sector in the reform of the Minister of Health, Christian Dubé, when he appeared before the parliamentary committee on Wednesday.
“The intensification of the presence of the private sector” favored by Bill 15 is an aspect overlooked in the public debate until now, maintained the president of the FIQ, Julie Bouchard.
“In the second article of the bill, it is specified that health services would henceforth be provided by public and private establishments, without distinction and without prioritization,” said Ms. Bouchard. The latter is at the head of the union representing 80,000 nurses, nursing assistants and other health professionals in the network.
The FIQ therefore recommends that the preponderance of the public network be clearly identified in relation to the role of the private sector in the legislative text which aims to make the health system more efficient.
The private health sector is neither profitable nor efficient, insisted Julie Bouchard. “The solution to greater efficiency should lie in measures to attract and retain personnel in the public network. »
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