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French ministers face legal action over hospital staff suicides

A medical staff member responds to a telephone call at a hospital's emergency room in Le Coudray near Chartres, southwest of Paris, on 1 December 2022. AFP - JULIEN DE ROSA

A landmark legal case is bringing national attention to the growing crisis in France’s public hospitals, as ministers face accusations of moral harassment and manslaughter following a series of suicides linked to worsening working conditions.

A powerful legal challenge has been launched against the leadership of France’s public health service, as families and healthcare workers seek justice following a troubling series of suicides linked to working conditions in hospitals.

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