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End of life: the government commits to releasing more than 1 billion euros over ten years to implement the bill
The bill on assistance in dying and the development of palliative care will be presented on Wednesday April 10 to the Council of Ministers. The government is committed to releasing more than a billion euros over ten years, announced the Minister of Health, Catherine Vautrin, on Saturday April 6.
(franceinfo)
The bill on assistance in dying and the development of palliative care will be presented on Wednesday April 10 to the Council of Ministers. The government is committed to releasing more than a billion euros over ten years, announced the Minister of Health, Catherine Vautrin, on Saturday April 6.
Better support at the end of life: this is one of the major objectives announced for Emmanuel Macron’s second five-year term. In the columns of World, Saturday April 6, the Minister of Health, Catherine Vautrin, announced the government’s plan with two main axes. Firstly, additional beds will be created in palliative care units. The objective is to increase from 1,540 to 1,760 beds in France next year, with openings in previously unfilled departments.
An increase in the number of patients hospitalized at home
The second axis focuses on home hospitalization, with an announced increase of 25% of patients concerned. All for a budget of more than 1 billion euros over ten years, within the framework of the law on the end of life that the Minister of Health must present, Wednesday, April 10, to the Council of Ministers.
