Health: France faces a shortage of medical specialists

France is facing a shortage of medical specialists. “These In the last ten years, we have indeed seen a decrease in dermatologists, rheumatologists, gynecologists, ophthalmologists, and there is even a decrease in psychiatrists and gastroenterologists. It may seem a little paradoxical, because for the past ten years, every year, the total number of specialists has increased by 0.5%. Yes, but the French population is growing at the same rate“, explains the doctor and journalist Damien Mascretpresent on the set of 19/20, Tuesday September 27.

There are geographical disparities. “First of all, there have been territorial inequalities for a very long time. You have two large regions, such as Île-de-France or Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur, which are much more endowed with specialists than the other regions, which however have specialists in the hospital”adds the journalist, while specifying that there are also disparities within the same regions, at the departmental level.