Nurses are waiting for the “recovery” of their profession: pay, new skills, prevention.

It’s a signal of openness to liberal nurses, who are concerned that reforms announced to strengthen their place in the health care system remain in Ford’s heart: a meeting between representatives of their union and health insurance is scheduled for Thursday, April 18. in order to a “First round of topics on the table”Payroll, new skills, prevention, etc., we tell health insurance.

Through these questions, it is the question of access to care that comes to the fore as these 650,000 paramedics (including about 130,000 self-employed) are positioned as the solution to the physician shortage. Health Minister Frederic Valetu confirmed this again in an interview on Sunday, April 14. La Tribune Sunday : “I want to change the law in order to expand and clarify the qualifications of nurses.” »

The minister advances to the top, in a damaged context. “The challenge is not necessarily to change doctors, but to recognize the roles and skills of each person”, He emphasized that the tone with liberal doctors has increased in recent days. Their union representatives, in a strong wind against the draft “direct access” to specialist doctors protected by the executive (without prior consultation of the supporting doctor), broke off crucial regular negotiations.

Mr Valetu highlighted some sensitive ways like that ” created [une] Nursing consultation » or to open to interested parties “Right to Certain Prescriptions”. “Nurses should be able to monitor chronic conditions such as diabetes and extend prescriptions”He also protected.

In this regard, this is not the first statement of the government. It should have been 2023 “nurses”Year of Commencement a “restoration” Career. But the transformation it’s late It has to go through two paths: first of all, the rewriting of the decree defining the nursing acts, which dates back twenty years – long awaited – also incorporates the approach. “missions”According to the wish of the government. Second, an overhaul of the three-year training to become a state nurse has been delayed until 2025.

Commitments are welcome

What about price negotiations, which these professionals unanimously demand, when the prices of most so-called “basic” nursing procedures have not been revised for fifteen years despite inflation? “Once we define the scope of the new skills, we can begin negotiations with the health insurance to determine the financial terms, before the end of the year.”– assured Mr. Valetou La Tribune Sunday.