What to do, if his present GP carries a clause, in the coming days? Despite the epidemics raging in France, several doctors will be on strike until New Year’s Day, to demand a doubling of consultation rates. A movement launched by a young collective, “Doctors for tomorrow”, which is not supported by the main unions, but which is added to the end of year holidays and a particularly busy period. The point, in case of health problem.
Postpone the appointment
Routine consultation, reading of analysis results, or simple virus, which if it causes you concern, does not seem to put you in great danger… Faced with the overflow of the various health services, it is necessary to identify the degree of urgency of your medical visit. The ARS recommend postponing your appointment, unless you feel that your condition requires immediate treatment.
SOS Doctor? Overwhelmed
If your doctor is absent, you can call SOS Médecins on 3624 to make an appointment at home with a general practitioner. But, again, it is necessary to assess your degree of urgency, because the platform is overloaded with calls, and may not be able to provide you with a solution. “We are reaching the maximum of our possibilities”, alerted the secretary general of SOS Médecins Serge Smadja this Tuesday on franceinfo. Its services respond to more than… 30,000 calls per day. Alternatives exist, such as the Doctolib and Livi platforms, which offer teleconsultations.
Emergencies… only in an emergency
“A vertiginous increase”, a “critical situation”, a course “extremely difficult to pass”. In view of the qualifiers used by health officials regarding the emergency situation, this solution seems to be a last resort. If your state of health does not seem to you to be critical, life-threatening, or an untenable situation, it is unlikely that the emergency room will accept you.
With the “epidemic peak of influenza”, to which are added the epidemics of bronchiolitis and Covid-19, emergencies are at “the limit of rupture”, according to Marc Noizet, head of emergencies in Mulhouse, and president of Samu- French emergencies. Several health officials have also called for the intervention of liberal doctors to relieve the situation.
If in doubt, you can call 15, a doctor will help you with your situation. Obviously, if it’s heart problems, breathing difficulties, or an accident, a hemorrhage, don’t hesitate, the emergency services will find a way to welcome you.