In the field of health, Michel Barnier proposes a “Hippocrates program” to fight against medical deserts and the shortage of caregivers
In the health sector, the Prime Minister highlighted, as expected, “two immense challenges” : “the operation of the hospital” AND “fighting medical deserts and caregiver shortages”.
He has proposed a new avenue, which will surely provoke a reaction, targeting young professionals. “We will propose the creation of a “Hippocrates program,” through which I hope the interns [étudiants après la 6e année d’études]French and foreigners, would voluntarily commit, for a certain period and thanks to the support of the State and communities, to practice in the territories with the greatest shortage of doctors.declared.
Therefore, the device does not seem mandatory; The limitation of its installation acts as a warning signal for representatives of the medical world. The proposal to establish, for trainee doctors, internships in the territories most affected by medical desertification, was supported by several programs in the presidential elections, both from the right, the Republicans, and the left. Without having been retained until now.
Barnier also advanced the levers already defended and developed since 2017, under the presidency of Emmanuel Macron: development of medical assistants, grouping of health professionals, use of retired doctors… to win “medical time”. On the side of the hospital in crisis, particularly in the emergency room, the generalization of “access to care services”deployed in recent months to better respond to requests for unscheduled care.
Barnier also announced a “nurses law” ; another long-awaited project paralyzed by dissolution. Therefore, the Prime Minister wishes to go “more in recognition of their experience and skills” and his “give a broader role in patient care”. A logical logic “accelerate access to care”He said: and that it could also be rejected “with pharmacists and physiotherapists”.
He confirmed what he had committed to during his first televised speech on September 22: he will make mental health the priority. “great national cause” for the year 2025.
