According to a Figaro survey carried out using the Hospi diag database, absenteeism in public hospitals has been on the rise again since elimination of the waiting day. This day of deficiency consisted in not compensating the first day of sick leave of an official (territorial or hospital). It was introduced in early 2012 by the Fillion government in order to dissuade civil servants from taking “comfort” sick days, but was abolished on January 1, 2014.
An average of 30 days of absence in 22 hospitals
The elimination of this shortage day as well as the age of the nursing staff, not to mention the harshness of the profession of hospital worker, had an immediate consequence on the number of days of sick leave recorded in public hospitals. The national average of these work stoppages amounted to 23 days per person per year in 2014, with an average of over 30 days per person per year in around 20 hospitals.
According to the interactive map presented on the Figaro website, the “palm” for absenteeism goes to Manosque hospital with 40 days of absence. While the best student is the Colmar hospital with only 14 days of absence.
Finally, among the large establishments, it is the Public Assistance – Hospitals of Marseille which records the worst score in terms of absenteeism with 29 days per person per year.
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