The public hospital in danger

All interviewed audiences agreed the french public hospital is in danger today (above 84%). Even if the figures decreased slightly from the results of the 1st observatory done in 2020, the same main topics remain real issues : human and material ressources, as well as financial ones, are lacking to run correctly and provide the level of service deserved and expected by patients (and professionnals !). Today, the COVID-19 pandemic context we have been facing for 2 years seems to spotlight a situation that has been there already for quite some time : needs for more beds, more nurses and hospitals staff, ...more recognition ?

Facing rudeness or violence

If anyone remembers correctly, every night during the 1st confinement in France, at 8pm, everybody opened their windows and clapped or made noise to thank healthcare professionnals. After 2 years of fighting the coronavirus and for lives, the hospitals staffs are exhausted, frustrated not to be able to work in the right conditions and some of them (more to come? 68% of hospital people thought about changing job during the last 2 years) are quitting their job. And no more clapping.

Healthcare professionnals are in fact facing a more and more "hostile" environment, as a majority of the

- 98 % of the interviewed doctors and 91% of hospital staff members - have witnessed or been victim themselves at least one time of rudeness, verbal abuse or violence.

Fear of burn-out, stress and loss of sense
While assault is not considered as a major risk they fear in their job for them, burn-out is the main one for over 60% of healthcare professionnals, followed by losing the sense of their job then stress. The study reveals that hospitals people have taken 26,8 days of sick leave or work stoppage during the last 12 months (while doctors took 3,8 days and general public 10,2 days).

These new conditions imply a specific support and guidance for the hospital staff, like better listening from direct management, prevention of musculoskeletal and sleep disorders, and even psychological help.

Health professions : interesting but less attractive  
When IFOP surveyed about the attractiveness of jobs, almost all of the hospital members (around 90%) think their work is interesting and useful. While one can comment on this result people are considering health jobs are rewarding and appealing, medical staffs are not really kean on advising their children to follow their path. Much more, the survey highlights that health professions are seen today as less attractive than they were before :  healthcare staff are 82% to agree to this statement, doctors 80% while general public are 64%.