Overwhelmed by an epidemic of bronchiolitis, 4,000 caregivers alerted Friday in a forum to the saturation of pediatric hospital services.
The Minister of Health François Braun announced this Sunday the release of 150 million euros for the “hospital services under strain», especially in paediatrics. This plan should allowan increase in personnel, provided that they can be found“, said the minister on BFMTV, against a backdrop of a crisis in the pediatric emergency services nearing saturation.
Earlier in the day, Olivier Véran, spokesperson for the government, announced the launch of a “immediate action plan» with in particular the local activation of “white planes” in an attempt to provide a response to the crisis. “The President of the Republic took note of this arrest and immediately asked the Prime Minister and the Minister of Health so that an immediate action plan could be put in place.“, he said Sunday morning on Europe 1, pointing to the early epidemic of bronchiolitis as one of the causes of the difficulties encountered by caregivers.
12 regions on epidemic alert
On Friday, 4,000 health personnel called on Emmanuel Macron to act in a column published in The Parisian . While 12 regions are on alert for the multiplication of bronchiolitis in babies, the deterioration of working conditions is leading to “delays in care» and to «endangerment of children“, they warned. The epidemic thus saturates pediatric services already “bloodless“, while”an ever-increasing number of vacancies for paramedical and medical personnel“, denounced the signatories.
Olivier Véran assured the government’s determination to “make things better“. The “white plane» contains organizational measures intended to deal with an exceptional health situation or increased activity of a hospital.