In the midst of the 9th wave of Covid, Nicolas Revel warns of the situation of the AP-HP and presents an action plan.
The situation remains critical in Parisian hospitals, according to Nicolas Revel, the new boss of the Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), who granted an interview to our colleagues from Parisian. In the midst of the winter epidemic period,16% of our beds are closed, twice as many as in 2019, when we still have as many patients, even more very old ones this year!he warns. “In addition to bronchiolitis and Covid, we are anticipating the arrival of the flu, which will obviously be stronger this year. The hospital is again at risk of being under very high tension in the coming weeks“. As if this situation were not enough, the lack of hospital staff is becoming more and more glaring. “En 2022, we hired 2,200 nurses, but 2,800 left», he specifies.
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Faced with this situation, the director of the AP-HP is today presenting a recovery plan of 150 million euros for “break the negative spiral and start again.“He is counting above all on a massive recruitment of caregivers, with a target of 2,700 nurses, more in 2023 to compensate for departures. To make the Parisian public hospital more attractive, Nicolas Revel plans to “increase our scholarship schemes for student nurses, double (from 600 to 1,200) the number of accommodation allocated to our staff, create a bonus of “ tutoring » of 172 euros for better support in the first year of operation. Added to this is the introduction of meal vouchers, 100% reimbursement of transport costs, the adaptation of time cycles and the strengthening of IT tools. On the other hand, the question of wages beingwithin the jurisdiction of the state», no increase is foreseen.
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