Access to care, a priority announced at the National Council for Refoundation

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Dr Gérald Kierzek (Medical Director)

The “challenge of access to care” will be “at the heart of the issue” of the National Council for Refoundation (CNR), said Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday September 7 in a speech broadcast at the opening of the 43rd congress of the Mutualité française in Marseilles on the eve of the opening of the National Council for Refoundation. His speech focused in particular on the difficulty deemed “not acceptable” in finding a doctor.

Strengthen the health system

If he was not physically present in Congress, Emmanuel Macron wanted to share some convictions in a recorded video. Starting with the need to “further strengthen our health system” beyond the billions”discharged for two years by the Ségur de la Santé” he said. To this end, access to health throughout the territory and for all is emerging as a priority, for “allow everyone to have access to a doctor wherever they live”. An obvious fact that primarily concerns the elderly, the chronically ill and the disabled.

Reopen the debate on the installation of doctors

“Too many of our compatriots today do not have a doctor and find it increasingly difficult to have access to specialists. This situation is not acceptable”, thus hammered the Head of State. Without wanting “to preempt the debates”he warned, however, that it will be necessary to “Find agreements to rebuild the continuity of care on a basis that will, I hope, be shared and negotiated”. A message that is addressed to all stakeholders (doctors, patients, elected officials), and expects efforts from both sides.

Access to care and the freedom of establishment of doctors remain two strong current issues. According to the latest figures obtained in a senatorial report, 30% of the French population live in what are called medical deserts and 45% of general practitioners are in a situation of burnout.