Monday, a patient opened fire on a doctor from Isère, must have had a sick leave. For MG France, the public authorities must open their eyes to the gloomy social context.
On social networks and in the press, general practitioners continue to proclaim their indignation. Monday morning, a 37-year-old salesperson to whom a doctor had refused to issue a work stoppage returned, a few minutes later, to the medical center in Izeaux (Isère) with a rifle. After threatening the practitioner, he opened fire twice in the office without targeting her. Fortunately, only material damage was noted. The bullets were lodged in one of the walls and in a piece of furniture.
After being calmed down by another doctor in the office, the man explained that he was harassed and humiliated by his boss. He then surrendered to the gendarmes on his own. Unknown to the justice services, the father of two children was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in prison including 18 months suspended by the Grenoble Criminal Court, indicated The Dauphiné Libéré in its edition of this Thursday.
Unions recall the Karl Olive affair
In a press release published this Thursday, the first general practitioner unions MG France reacted. He brings to this doctor “his understanding and of his support “. While denouncing the recent exits of certain elected officials.” of look for the real explanations for the differences observed in the number ofstops of job, which depend on the conditions of job, social context and pathologies, some have chosen of make the prescriber a scapegoat “.
A half-hearted attack against the Mayor of Poissy (Yvelines) who in early April called on general practitioners in his town to be moderated. According to Karl Olive (LR), absenteeism of municipal officials costs 2 million euros per year. “Neither mayors, nor health insurance, nor the public authorities, nor the press should allow themselves to make the general practitioner a scapegoat. This event reminds us painfully”, concludes the union.
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