the essential In January, despite several days of strike action, the GPs’ requests for a raise were rejected. This time, it is Bercy who attacks them by targeting them in his hunt for sick leave of convenience. The standoff continues between the government and the caregivers. Questioned by La Dépêche du Midi, Aurore Bergé, the … Read more
the essential While the number of work stoppages is exploding, teleconsultation – these cabins allowing patients to obtain medical advice by videoconference – worries general practitioners, who believe that these devices, without supervision, “discredit the profession” and cause flames the number of prescriptions. You might have seen one when you went to your pharmacist: teleconsultation … Read more
the essential The government indicated on Monday that it had identified “at least 10 billion euros in savings” to reduce public debt and deficit until 2027. These savings will have to be found in health, in particular by fighting against the explosion of sick leave. Targeted by the government, general practitioners are angry. The time … Read more
the essential The explosion in the number of work stoppages prescribed in France (+30% in 10 years) worries Bercy who considers that it is “a subject of concern”. Toulouse doctor Jérôme Marty, president of the French Union for Free Medicine (UFML), denounces a new form of relentlessness by the public authorities. Sick leave in the … Read more
the essential To raise awareness of the risk of heart attack, the Secours Tour bus will travel across Occitania this summer. And because too many people still die of cardiac arrest, an introduction to life-saving gestures is also offered. This red bus, if you cross it, you cannot miss it. So push your curiosity up … Read more
the essential An interventional radiology technique has been developed by Toulouse specialists in liver disease. It is now a reference in the management of portal hypertension, the main complication of cirrhosis of the liver. Cirrhosis, a serious liver disease, begins in 80% of cases without symptoms, which makes the complications associated with it more difficult … Read more
the essential At the call of FO, a national day of action to alert on the catastrophic situation of the public hospital was organized this Tuesday, June 20. In Aude, trade unionists denounce deteriorating working conditions. “The situation? It’s always getting worse and worse!” For Yannick Bonnafous, from the FO Santé Aude department group, the … Read more
the essential The MP for the 2nd district returns to the so-called Valletoux bill on access to care and adopted last Friday. The National Assembly adopted last week a bill emanating from the majority, the PPL known as Valletoux, relating to the improvement of access to care. MP David Taupiac regrets in a press release … Read more
the essential Suffering from Parkinson’s disease, Michel Penhard broke the category hour record on Tuesday at the Tarbes velodrome with just over 115 laps, or 28.95 km. Despite the heat of the sun, Michel Penhard, 70, suffering from Parkinson’s disease and member of the France Parkison association broke the hour record at the Tarbes velodrome, … Read more
the essential About fifty staff members of the Gers specialized hospital center invaded the meeting of the establishment’s supervisory board to warn of the lack of staff. A new episode of discontent is expressed within the specialized hospital center of Gers (CHS), an establishment which takes care of patients suffering from mental disorders. Nearly fifty … Read more