Rouen University Hospital.

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ROBIN LETELLIER / SIPA

A strike affected the intensive care unit at Rouen University Hospital (Seine-Maritime) on Monday to protest against the lack of caregivers in the face of the fear of a new outbreak of Covid-19.

"The rate of strikers reached at least 80% in the intensive care unit," said François His, CGT delegate at the CHU.

“The management has just opened two additional beds without providing the corresponding human resources.

The rule is that the nurse has to take care of 2.5 patients.

Today, the figure is 3. The agents had to postpone their training, postpone days off.

To alleviate these problems, management will close four operating theaters.

This contravenes the objective of being able to provide Covid and non-Covid care ”, assured the trade unionist.

A new strike scheduled for next Monday

According to Rémi Heym, communications director at the CHU, the strike rate was 43% on Monday, ie “53 strikers out of 121 agents”.

“Two more intensive care beds open this week, four next week.

We are trying to organize ourselves to cope with an increase in intensive care activity for Covid and non-Covid patients.

The problem is the staff, ”he admitted.

“We try to put the necessary staff in front of the beds.

But there may be a latency period related to the necessary training, of around fifteen days, for new staff.

It will return to normal in the coming weeks, ”he assured.

The unions, for their part, are planning another day of strike action next Monday.

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