At the entrance to the medical center, a poster warns of the doctor's upcoming departure. A prospect that does not enchant Monique, 77 years old:“he stops on December 15. I find it a bit of a shame to find myself without a doctor tomorrow. We're looking but we can't find any.” And she is not the only one to believe Thomas Raimond. The podiatrist also works in the medical office: “Every day I am asked if I don't know a doctor who is taking on new patients and that tends to increase because there have been recent retirements in the nearby villages. We already need to find a doctor who please take on new patients and then we'll have to drive half an hour to find a new doctor, it's not easy for everyone.” So what to do? Forcing young doctors to establish themselves in medical deserts. A good idea for Sylviane who comes to consult with her husband: “It's not bad to do what pharmacies do, to imitate doctors in certain regions. It's well worth it to have ten general practitioners when there's nothing next door.”
Philippe Thomas
A banner will soon be installed at the entrance to the town to relay the call
The mayor, Vincent Beaumont, also welcomes the arrival of the proposed law from 95 deputies from all sides to fight against medical deserts: “it's actually a good idea. We need to encourage regulation for the installation of doctors, as is the case today for nurses, at the level of pharmacies, at the level of physiotherapists and most recently at the level of dentists The department of Orne is lacking doctors. It is a national problem and as long as much stricter regulations are not passed, it will be difficult to bring in doctors. 30 years, in Ferrière-aux-Etangs, 1550 inhabitants, we had a dentist and two full-time doctors. Until the summer of 2020, we had a full-time doctor who retired, then for four years,. from fall 2020 to next December 15, we had a doctor who came to La Ferrière three half days a week. This doctor is returning to his country of origin, Spain. How are we doing. to get by? The network of our national territory in terms of access to care is beginning to crack in a worrying way.”
Philippe Thomas
Mayor Vincent Beaumont will therefore post an ad on leboncoin and have a banner installed at the entrance to the town to try to attract a doctor, in addition to various financial incentives offered by the Regional Health Agency, the community of towns and the municipality. Insufficient incentives so far.
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