The plan on palliative care represents “an important step forward”, judges the co-author of the current law on the end of life

The palliative care plan “represents an important step forward, and was awaited by health professionals” estimates Saturday April 6 on franceinfo Alain Claeys, member of the National Consultative Ethics Committee and co-author of the Claeys-Leonetti law, which currently governs the end of life in France. The Minister of Health Catherine Vautrin confirmed to World the additional financial effort of 1.1 billion euros over 10 years. In detail, it promises 1,760 places in palliative care units and 427 mobile teams in 2025.

The bill on“assisted dying” and the development of “supportive care”an expanded version of palliative care, will be presented to the Council of Ministers on Wednesday. “Palliative care must begin from the first moments of the illness, until recovery or until the final moments of life. Because the pathology will have consequences on the whole person”, notes Alain Claeys. The objective of this care is, according to him, to “get out of loneliness when you are in this situation [de maladie]fight against pain and mobilize around medical teams.

A three-axis plan

This plan is organized into three axes, he explains. First of all, “allow equitable access to supportive care”. The second objective is to “mobilize territories and society”. It is necessary that the people related “to local communities and the associative world”, but also the caregivers, “may accompany”e patient. Finally, he insists on “training and research”while the minister announces in The world want to create “a legible and attractive ‘palliative and supportive medicine’ specialty”.