By Emma Grivotte
Published on 18 Dec 20 at 17:47
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“Hospital in distress, staff in stress”, “Save the services that make the excellence of theFoch hospital »: On the banners at the entrance of the establishment Suresnes (Hauts-de-Seine), the slogans of several dozen employees in strike. At the call of union representatives CGT, CFDT and WHAT from the hospital, they are mobilizing for the increase in staff and against “the deaf ear” of management, Friday, December 18, 2020.
This is a second action by the teams, after a first day of strike on Friday December 10. They also contest the restructuring of the neurosurgery desired by management. The inter-union says no “to the project of creating the two poles provided for by the direction of neurosurgery”, in its leaflet.
The head of the neurosurgery department in danger?
The post of the head of the neurosurgery service, in disagreement with the management, would be threatened. The inter-union emphasizes that its service was nevertheless designated as the best for pituitary gland surgery by the magazine Point in October 2020.
The unions warn: “The loss of this service will cause major damage both to the care of patients and financially for the entire hospital. “Other restructuring has already taken place, with several doctors made redundant in recent months in the emergency and oncology departments.
–“Staff exhaustion”
Employees are more indignant at their working conditions “Degraded”, pointing to “staff exhaustion” and the downsizing. As to illustrate it, a nursing assistant joins the strikers in front of the gate. “I don’t even have time to eat,” she testifies, “whereas if you arrive five minutes late, we want to blame you. The inter-union denounces pressure from management.
There is mistreatment of caregivers, a lot of intimidation for all the staff, unfair dismissals and abusive mistakes orchestrated by management. There have been offenses of obstruction noted by judicial officers. If the doctors don’t reach their goals, they are threatened to be fired.
Of the 2,300 staff members, 149 have resigned in one year. A union secretary assumes that: “Management doesn’t want to do a social plan, so it turns people off until they leave. “
“Psychological pressure”
As for some elected officials Social and Economic Committee (CSE) of the hospital, “they are struggling to do their job, there is psychological pressure from management. “According to the union secretaries who are part of it, the director arrived at the end of 2015” simply allows himself to postpone items on the agenda without consulting elected officials. There is no dialogue. “
The strikers demand an end to the layoffs of doctors, the hiring of permanent staff to improve their working conditions, as well as financial recognition. The inter-union concludes: “This is a cause that affects everyone and it is in the interest of patients. “
Contacted, the Foch hospital has not yet reacted at this time.
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