A video “to shoot […] the alarm bell ”: on social networks, many Internet users relay a sequence of around thirty seconds showing a man dressed in a medical gown talking while driving his car.
He said gravely: “I am a paramedic and today we dropped off a patient in a private clinic for a heart exam. Small examination which was refused to him [au] one and only reason that this lady could not present a health pass. “
A paramedic explains the refusal of a patient with heart problems for not showing the #PassSanitary #PassDeLaHonte
But where is health in all of this? 🤯 pic.twitter.com/vCbE0SbGyI– Amélei 🇫🇷 ❤️ (@ Amlei6) July 29, 2021
“So today, we sit on the Hippocratic Oath, we also sit on the freedom of access to care. It is unacceptable ! “, He concludes, while the health pass will not normally be required in hospitals – except in emergencies – until August 9, according to the latest government forecasts.
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Yes 20 minutes was unable to contact the author of the video, the ambulance company mentioned on his coat confirms that it is indeed one of his employees.
“We learned of the existence of this video through emails received about it. I asked [à ce salarié] if he was the author and he confirmed it to me. It’s very good that he posts things like that, so that people can see the reality on the ground: he took this lady to a clinic, where she was refused, ”she says.
“Suddenly, we had to bring her home, which costs Social Security for nothing and makes us go back and forth unnecessarily. The problem will appear more and more regularly [avec le pass sanitaire] “, Further deplores the company.
“A problematic situation” which arose in “certain territories”
An observation shared by the National Chamber of Ambulance Services (CNSA), as explained by its Secretary General, Guillaume Narguet, to 20 minutes : “This problematic situation has already arisen in certain territories, and soon in the Grand Est region where the ARS requires hospitals, from August 1, to place a security guard at the entrance of the establishment to check the health passes while the law has not yet been promulgated. “
“This situation and this vagueness are problematic: how to ensure the scheduled transport of a patient – a monthly dialysis, for example – if he does not have a health pass and he is turned away at the entrance of the hospital ? Will the Health Insurance cover the return journey in this case? », Continues Guillaume Narguet, hoping to have details from the ministry soon on the application of this new protocol.
This does not prevent the Secretary General of the CNSA from now issuing a not very reassuring forecast: “The profession is already suffering because of its recruitment and attractiveness problems and, to make matters worse, we believe that ‘between 10 to 15% of ambulance personnel will not be able to provide their service because of the health pass. “