The slogan should not leave anyone indifferent: “You have to be sick to attack a doctor”, we can read on three posters that show a nurse, a doctor and a pharmacist, all victims of violence. Starting this Tuesday, December 19th, it must be broadcast on social networks and displayed in places of care – hospitals, pharmacies, doctor’s offices – for a month. This communication campaign aims to do just that “Changing the behavior of violent patients” and to “Encourage professional victims to file a complaint.”we argue to the Ministry of Health.
This is one of the first variants of the 42 measures that the government announced at the end of September to combat violence against nursing staff. A detailed plan afterwards the murder of Carène Mezino, this nurse who was stabbed to death on May 22nd in the University Hospital of Reims (Marne), and focused on three aspects: prevention, safety and support. In particular, it provides for the tightening of criminal sanctions, the development of warning systems and even the training of specialists.
This political reaction is expected in the face of a widespread phenomenon that shakes industry players from one news story to the next. According to reports from SOS Médecins, a doctor was attacked again in Auxerre on Friday 15 December. “Unfortunately, this is news that has become commonplace and that we have to fight against, otherwise we will lack volunteers for treatment.” alerts Doctor Jean-Christophe Masseron, President of SOS Médecins and Co-author of the government-commissioned report on the issue. Violence is unfortunately a much more general fact of society, but certain areas – Care facilities, schools and other public services must be protected.”He said, emphasizing that too “The insecurity of the health professions undermines the attractiveness of our professions”.
Increasing tensions
The manager, who supports the need to raise awareness of violence and inform the general public about the risks associated with it, also calls on professionals to do the same “Better explain the patient journey” and to “Make circles more fluid, especially in emergencies”.
There is no shortage of figures that document hospitals and the city: 18,768 reports from 368 facilities were reported to the National Observatory for Violence in Health Care in 2022, which corresponds to around 30,000 attacks on people and 5,000 attacks on property, according to this Ministry of Health, which promises a new updated report in the coming weeks. It is estimated that an average of 65 professionals are victims of physical or verbal violence every day.
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