At the forefront of the fight against the coronavirus epidemic, caregivers may feel the need to speak. The Ministry of Health announced this Thursday the establishment of a telephone platform for psychological support to support them in this ordeal.
This platform, which can be reached on 0800 73 09 58 (toll free), is open to "all health professionals", "whether they work in hospitals, medico-social or liberal settings, or whether they are health and internal students ", Indicates the ministry.
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Minister @olivierveran announces the establishment of a national medical and psychological support platform for all health professionals: đź“ž0800 73 09 58
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A platform open seven days a week
It aims to "overcome situations of professional isolation" experienced by some practitioners, by offering "psychological assistance in the face of the current over-mobilization of doctors and caregivers," he continued in a press release.
This national platform will be operational 7 days a week, from 8 am to midnight. It will operate thanks to volunteer hospital psychologists, and may evolve to better integrate certain regional initiatives, according to the ministry.
Several initiatives have seen the light of day in recent weeks to support healthcare workers, severely tested by the Covid-19 epidemic, which has killed nearly 11,000 people in France. In Ile-de-France, the Assistance Publique - HĂ´pitaux de Paris (AP-HP) has thus set up a toll-free number, "Listening to caregivers Covid". In Occitania, a single listening number has also been created for carers and the general public.
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