The resuscitation department of the Purpan hospital in Toulouse (illustration image). - FRED SCHEIBER / SIPA

An extension of 400 million euros. This is the amount of the envelope proposed by the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, to the unions to improve the remuneration of paramedical and non-medical hospital staff.

In total, this would bring to 6.4 billion euros the total amount of salary measures - excluding doctors and interns - proposed Wednesday after a meeting of nearly 10 hours as part of the "Ségur de la santé", a explained in an FO-Health press release.

This extension is therefore in addition to the first envelope proposed last week by Olivier Véran the salary increase for non-medical hospital staff. The minister also put on the table 500 million euros in revaluations for doctors, interns and health students. The latter have an appointment with the department this Thursday for a new negotiation session.

Far from the 300 euros claimed

For non-medical staff, the envelope is still deemed insufficient by the unions, which are demanding a pay rise of 300 euros net for all public sector employees.

"Despite the announcement of an additional envelope of 400 million euros, the claim of 300 euros for all is clearly not possible in the state," said Labor Force. For the union, the minister's proposals were "not up to the demands".

Over € 6,000,000,000 in salary revaluation per year: this is unheard of in health. The crisis has highlighted those who make our society go round and who are sometimes invisible. The # SégurDeLaSanté aims to recognize their work at its true value. #RTLMatin pic.twitter.com/h7YuJyVLfd

- Olivier Véran (@olivierveran) July 2, 2020

At the microphone of RTL, Olivier Véran explained for his part that "six billion euros is considerable: it is 40 times more than the annual revaluations of wages in hospitals operated by the previous government".

“Of course, we come from far away and that is why this effort is colossal: it is the biggest effort ever made for the health sector. We are going to meet again, a sign that we are discussing, "underlined the Minister of Health in connection with negotiations with the social partners.

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