They warn before a summer that promises to be harsh. French emergency services are in great difficulty: 127 of them are even in great difficulty, according to a list of the Samu-Emergencies of France union (SUdF). As the next few weeks promise to be tense in the hospital environment, Patrick Pelloux, president of the Association of Emergency Physicians of France, was our guest during a live broadcast hosted by Nacer Boubekeur on the franceinfo Twitch channel, Wednesday, June 22 at 6 p.m.
In order to discuss the current situation and to discuss the solutions, franceinfo offered caregivers and emergency physicians to intervene on Discord.
Caroline Brémeaut, head of emergencies in Laval (Mayenne), deplores that, faced with the lack of means “we (caregivers, editor’s note) become abusive and this causes caregivers to flee“.
The caregiver then takes the example of a 95-year-old lady who waited 36 hours on a stretcher before being taken care of: “It’s a loss of meaning for everyone. Caregivers do not want to condone this (…) We are tired of no one saying anything, we have to react strongly“, she launches.
Journalist specializing in health franceinfo.fr, Florence Morel also spoke on the Discord. She wonders about the “desertification of the private sector, in particular private maternities” and on “this care, like childbirth, which is not attractive and remunerative”.
Patrick Pelloux, President of the Association of Emergency Physicians of France, supports his point: “These poor little ones arrive in a world that is already cruel to them. If you take nursing homes, it’s the same thing. On the extremes of life, which are the most expensive, there is a contempt for authorities.”
But what to do about this global crisis of the public hospital? The president of the association of emergency physicians of France points to the financial problem. For him, “it is mandatory that the taxes on financial transactions and the Gafam spin dough for health insurance”, recommends Patrick Pelloux.
For his part, Arnaud Chiche, president of the collective “Health in danger“spoke on Discord. He wishes”a plan for night work, while acknowledging the hardship of the professions“. For him, we must also focus on the supervision of young people by restoring internship tutors for nurses. “Given the current work rates, the caregivers in place cannot guarantee the effectiveness of the care and the effectiveness of the supervision of young people”he concludes.
Find the full live on the franceinfo Twitch channel.