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Health: no distribution of doctors in medical deserts
The Senate voted, on the night of Tuesday October 24 to Wednesday October 25, against the regulation of the installation of doctors. The project consisted of experimenting, for three years, with the distribution of doctors throughout the country to combat medical deserts. – (franceinfo)
The Senate voted, on the night of Tuesday October 24 to Wednesday October 25, against the regulation of the installation of doctors. The project consisted of experimenting, for three years, with the distribution of doctors throughout the country to combat medical deserts.
Doctors forced to settle in medical deserts is no longer on the agenda. On the night of Tuesday October 24 to Wednesday October 25, the Senate rejected several amendments, aimed at limiting the installation of practitioners in areas already well-stocked with caregivers. The government, like doctors’ unions, were opposed to it. “The day you force a medical student to go to the most rural corner of Finistère, Meurthe-et-Moselle, or other departments, he will arrive sulking“, justifies Bruno Belin, senator (LR) of Vienna.
5,000 fewer doctors in ten years
87% of French territory is affected by medical deserts. When he is not at his office, Doctor André Dubois, 64, makes house calls. As retirement approaches, he worries about the future of his many patients. The pace of a country doctor no longer attracts students. France has lost 5,000 doctors in the space of ten years.