Overview
- Effective Monday, November 3, interns are withdrawn from CHU de Caen’s emergency department for the November–May term.
- Affected trainees will be reassigned to other services or hospitals in Normandy to preserve their training pathways.
- Union representatives cite inadequate senior cover, with reports of three physicians present where six were needed and alerts over emotional overload among interns.
- The scale remains disputed, with Isni estimating about 20 interns affected while other reporting counts 14 general-medicine posts plus 16 specialty posts.
- Hospital leaders and ARS seek reinforcements from other specialties and help from general practitioners, as the hospital federation urges retention of senior doctors and better long-term planning.