https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed In the Covid-19 intensive care unit of the Antony Private Hospital south of Paris, no bed stays free for long and medics wonder when their workload will finally peak. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210404/doctors-fear-worst-of-covid-19-wave-still-to-come-in-france Sun, 04 Apr 2021 11:42:30 +0200 doctors-fear-worst-of-covid-19-wave-still-to-come-in-france Paris hospitals are fast approaching saturation point because of snowballing Covid admissions and may be forced to turn patients away, top officials warned on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210329/overwhelmed-paris-hospitals-may-soon-be-forced-to-turn-patients-away-as-covid-cases-sprial Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:38:25 +0200 overwhelmed-paris-hospitals-may-soon-be-forced-to-turn-patients-away-as-covid-cases-sprial Intensive care units at Paris hospitals will be packed with Covid-19 patients as soon as next week, the system's chief warned Tuesday, ratcheting up expectations that President Emmanuel Macron is preparing tougher measures to slow the surge in cases. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201014/intensive-care-units-will-be-almost-full-by-next-weeks-warns-paris-hospital-chief Wed, 14 Oct 2020 10:27:07 +0200 intensive-care-units-will-be-almost-full-by-next-weeks-warns-paris-hospital-chief France on Wednesday reported 278 new deaths from coronavirus but also announced a steep fall in the number of hospital patients, as the country prepares to gradually ease its lockdown. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200507/france-sees-steep-drop-in-number-of-covid-19-hospital-patients Thu, 07 May 2020 11:07:56 +0200 france-sees-steep-drop-in-number-of-covid-19-hospital-patients The death toll continues to climb and the whole country is on lockdown, but large numbers of cases are still concentrated in certain areas. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200325/which-areas-of-france-are-the-worst-affected-by-coronavirus Wed, 25 Mar 2020 12:33:11 +0100 which-areas-of-france-are-the-worst-affected-by-coronavirus Protests over working conditions at French hospitals have intensified after 1,200 medical staff threatened to quit their administrative duties in an attempt to force the government back to the negotiating table. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200114/strike-hospitals-whats-gone-wrong-with-hospitals-in-france Tue, 14 Jan 2020 11:04:59 +0100 strike-hospitals-whats-gone-wrong-with-hospitals-in-france The French health service is in crisis and its reputation is at risk along with the lives of patients and the mental and physical health of beleaguered staff. That's the message from a Paris nurse and spokeswoman for the protest movement that launched nationwide strike action on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191114/opinion-the-renowned-french-health-service-is-disappearing-before-our-eyes Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:01:58 +0100 opinion-the-renowned-french-health-service-is-disappearing-before-our-eyes Hospital emergency room staff have been on strike in France for three months, and despite the recent efforts of the French health minister, they are set to continue. So, why exactly are they so angry? https://www.thelocal.fr/20190611/explained-why-are-french-hospital-emergency-room-workers-on-strike Tue, 11 Jun 2019 12:43:51 +0200 explained-why-are-french-hospital-emergency-room-workers-on-strike One of the biggest hospitals in Paris was forced to close its doors "out of precaution" on Friday after it received a bomb threat from an anonymous caller, according to reports in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161118/paris-hospital-closes-after-anonymous-call Fri, 18 Nov 2016 18:00:03 +0100 paris-hospital-closes-after-anonymous-call Hospital doctors in France have started what they're calling a "massive" strike in protest of what they consider to be poor working conditions and major shortages. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160926/frances-hospital-doctors-stage-week-long-strike Mon, 26 Sep 2016 14:55:30 +0200 frances-hospital-doctors-stage-week-long-strike With many injured still in a critical condition medical staff in Nice are fighting desperately to prevent the death toll from rising any further. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160715/attack-in-nice-hospitals-fight-to-prevent-more-deaths Fri, 15 Jul 2016 18:43:45 +0200 attack-in-nice-hospitals-fight-to-prevent-more-deaths Two hospitals in northern France have begun carrying out surgery on British patients under a new agreement with Britain's National Health Service (NHS), officials said Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160416/britons-treated-in-northern-french-hospitals-in-new-deal Sat, 16 Apr 2016 16:51:45 +0200 britons-treated-in-northern-french-hospitals-in-new-deal Medics who treated the hundreds of victims of the Paris terror attacks have spoken of their harrowing experience and how many of them initially thought the emergency was part of a drill. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151125/doctors-and-surgeons-recount-paris-attacks Wed, 25 Nov 2015 09:25:24 +0100 doctors-and-surgeons-recount-paris-attacks Hospital patients in the south east of England could soon be travelling over the Channel to undergo surgery in northern France as part of a new deal with French authorities. Language will not be an issue says the French hospital in Calais. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150908/uk-nhs-to-send-surgery-patients-to-france-hospital-calais Tue, 08 Sep 2015 14:57:48 +0200 uk-nhs-to-send-surgery-patients-to-france-hospital-calais A gynecologist at a hospital in France has been charged this week for causing "unintentional injury" to a young mum, who had to have four limbs partially amputated following an abortion. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150813/doc-charged-after-mum-loses-limbs-after-abortion Thu, 13 Aug 2015 15:25:45 +0200 doc-charged-after-mum-loses-limbs-after-abortion Foreigners will be forced to pay upfront for treatment in Paris hospitals to try and cut down on the €120 million of unpaid health bills, many of which have been clocked up by residents of the US. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150716/foreign-visitors-leave-paris-hospitals-with-huge-bill Thu, 16 Jul 2015 19:06:52 +0200 foreign-visitors-leave-paris-hospitals-with-huge-bill A leaked memo from France's intelligence services says that the country's hospital emergency wards are on the brink of "social implosion" due to overworked staff and angry patients. One union leader told The Local it's become like Britain's NHS under Margaret Thatcher. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150310/frances-hospitals-on-verge-of-collapse Tue, 10 Mar 2015 14:14:00 +0100 frances-hospitals-on-verge-of-collapse The French government’s bid to cut €3 billion off its bill for hospital spending will see up to 22,000 posts deleted over the next two years. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150302/france-to-cut-22000-hospital-posts-to-save-3bn Mon, 02 Mar 2015 18:29:00 +0100 france-to-cut-22000-hospital-posts-to-save-3bn Australian health care provider Ramway has become France's largest private hospital operator after announcing on Wednesday that it had taken control of Générale de Santé. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140611/oz-firm-becomes-frances-private-hospital-operator Wed, 11 Jun 2014 10:44:00 +0200 oz-firm-becomes-frances-private-hospital-operator