a doctor verbalized while visiting a patient

The verbalization of doctors visiting the city is a recurring phenomenon almost everywhere in France. The daily life of general practitioners is not always easy, because of the difficulties of parking in urban areas. Tickets are discouraging more and more health professionals (nurses, physiotherapists, etc.) from traveling to their patients. A doctor in Reims paid the price, Wednesday, December 16, after having parked his vehicle, in a bend, “at the parking ban limit.The doctor published an open letter Thursday, December 17, in the daily l’Union, denouncing the lack of discernment of municipal officials. “Let us work with serenity because it is already complicated enough like that.», Wrote this doctor to the town hall of Reims.

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Wednesday morning, this general practitioner goes to the home of one of his patients, rue “of the Good Sick», A disabled elderly lady, who is receiving immunosuppressive therapy. In the midst of a health crisis, the doctor takes maximum precautions for his most fragile patients. He recalls in his letter addressed to the town hall of Reims the reality of his profession: “This is simply to try to ensure the good health of some of us, in the present sanitary conditions that you are no doubt familiar with.“The doctor adds in his letter to the town hall that he”is in his 35th cumulative working hour since this Monday, December 14 in the morning», When he intervenes in this patient.

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The doctor’s vehicle was parked along a sidewalk, below his patient’s home with the caduceus visible behind his windshield. After having treated his patient, this doctor noted that he had been fined for having parked for a period of 15 minutes “bordering on the ban», In the street of his patient’s home.

Contacted by the Figaro, the town hall of Reims explained that “to be able to benefit from free parking during consultations or home care, this doctor should have sent the paid parking service of the city of Reims a file including a certificate of professional practice at home.»

However, this doctor assured the Figaro have already taken the necessary steps with the town hall of Reims. On his windshield, his parking authorization card “medical professionalIs clearly displayed, with its caduceus. However, the town hall ensures that his vehicle is not listed in the registration files of health professionals working at home. The parking fine is 135 euros.

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The general practitioner is also ironic in his letter about the idea that he does not “tourism” at the moment. “Know that our caregivers sometimes need to park as close as possible to our place of intervention (our vehicle being our work tool, where we can have useful equipment if necessary) and even without being offenders on the road, we let’s try to respect his code by trying to do the best.“The doctor, quite bitter after this bad experience, however wished”very good end of year celebrationsTo the officers who verbalized it.

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