Overview
- A general practitioner was attacked inside the SOS Médecins center in Tourcoing on November 19 after asking a patient to calm a noisy child, according to local officials.
- The Lille prosecutor opened an inquiry for violence against a healthcare professional, the suspect presented himself to police and was placed in custody, and a judge on Friday sought to refer the case to a criminal court.
- Three SOS Médecins sites in Roubaix–Tourcoing and Lille closed for roughly two days in solidarity, with about seventy doctors participating in a strike.
- The injured physician suffered thoracic trauma and an elbow wound, filed a complaint, and is on a two‑week medical leave, union representatives said.
- Medical bodies cite a sharp rise in incidents in the Nord—nearly 400 assaults reported in 2024 and about 300 so far in 2025—and SOS Médecins leadership says abusive patients will be barred from its services.