Sandrine Prioul, edited by Antoine Terrel
54 deputies will table a bill on Friday to fight against medical desertification. In particular, they propose to oblige young doctors to practice for three years in under-resourced areas. “This type of proposal arouses the complete support of the inhabitants”, assures Thierry Benoit, elected UDI.
They alert on “an emergency situation”. This Friday, 54 deputies will submit a bill to the National Assembly to better fight against medical desertification. While many territories are deprived of doctors, these elected officials propose in particular a shock measure: to oblige new graduates to practice for three years in an under-resourced area.
“An Emergency”
“When we know that to train a doctor, it takes 10 years, we must be able to anticipate these difficulties”, annoys Thierry Benoit, elected UDI in the Pays de Fougères, who is closely confronted with the problem. In four months, the two gynecologists in his constituency, who have retired, will leave 30,000 women on the floor.
“There is an emergency situation and above all, this type of proposal arouses the complete support of the inhabitants”, insists the deputy, describing “a bill which aims to regulate, distribute and provide more transparency on the questions of zoning, on the number of doctors trained”. And to conclude: “These are subjects that we must appropriate.”
“The problem is before us”
“We need more effective measures than installation aid”, storm these elected officials, like the deputy of Cantal Vincent Descoeur. “The problem is in front of us, I fear it will increase in the coming years,” he points out. “Today we have to imagine mechanisms to ensure students in under-resourced areas that are not just rural areas. It’s a national problem.”
And to people opposed to their approach, these elected officials respond that five million French people have no attending physician.