the midwives of the Rive-Gauche clinic continue their strike
More than a week now, the latter invoke wage increases and want to show their willingness to save their profession. “Our working conditions are deteriorating, for example with the lack of staff, we have to go back to our on-call rest or even our holidays” deplores, in a press release, the midwives of the Left Bank Clinic.
Closure of obstetric blocks
Because of this strike, the Rive-Gauche clinic has decided to close her obstetric blocks. The clinic is currently no longer able to provide deliveries. Thus, transfers are made in connection with Samu 31 and the University hospital center (CHU) of Purpan.
The three-level system put in place at the end of last week is still relevant, namely: “The Left Bank Clinic contrary to the consultations, an obstetrician-gynecologist from the clinic is on call to go and reinforce the CHU teams if need and finally, the center 15 (Samu 31) takes care of the regulation when there are transfers. A link is maintained with the other peripheral maternities to know the places available”, assures the Dispatch from the South, Thierry Cardouat, Haute-Garonne departmental director of the Regional Health Agency (ARS Occitanie). He also said he was waiting “for a solution to end the strike”.
“Patient safety maintained”
Olivier Geoffroy, the director of the Rive Gauche clinic assures our colleagues of the Despatch from the South, “that the safety of parturients is clear and organized on a regional scale”. Faced with the maintenance of the strike movement, the management of Rive-Gauche explains “still being in negotiation with the midwives”, without wanting to expand further on the subject.
Nowadays, midwives continue their mobilization and warn about the future of motherhood: “We have a very good object of work, competent teams but our motherhood is in danger” they hammer. The midwives have decided to extend their movement until Friday morning.
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