“I will propose an amendment on behalf of the government to increase the hospital budget by 600 million euros in 2023,” said the Minister Delegate for Public Accounts. on RTLa few hours before the opening of the debates in the Assembly on this text which houses the pension reform.
“The President of the Republic has announced strong measures for the hospital […]. You know that, in particular for night work, there were increases for health personnel […]. The President of the Republic announced that we were going to extend them, ”he added.
A “breathless” system
Faced with a system “out of breath” by the government’s own admission, with overwhelmed emergencies and a crying lack of personnel, against the backdrop of a triple winter epidemic of Covid-19, influenza and bronchiolitis, Emmanuel Macron announced in early January a reorganization of the hospital and measures to facilitate access to care.
He also announced the “exit of fee-for-service” in hospitals from the next Social Security budget. Measures rather well received in the hospital environment. “There are other measures that will come to support caregivers, in particular who work at night,” said Gabriel Attal on Monday.
The kick-off of the debates on the Social Security amending financing bill will be given at 4 p.m. this Monday, in a hemicycle which promises to be packed for this text which houses the flagship reform of Emmanuel Macron’s second five-year term. : the postponement from 62 to 64 of the legal retirement age.
