Former minister Frédéric Valletoux attacks François Bayrou’s choice in health matters

POLITICS – Health relegated to the bottom of the ladder. For the former Minister of Health Frédéric Valletoux, the government of the new Prime Minister François Bayrou is not up to the challenges of health in France, with a hierarchy that ” does not put the major subject of health and access to care in its rightful place.”

The Minister of Health Yannick Neuder is effectively placed in 21st protocol rank, under the supervision of Catherine Vautrin who is at the head of a large portfolio also bringing together Labor, Solidarity and Families.

“To have put him at such a low level in the government ministerial hierarchy is quite astonishing, he castigates on TF1 this Thursday, January 2. We don’t consider health issues enough, it’s almost contempt. »

Seven Ministers of Health since 2022

The former health minister also deplored the “waltz of the ministers” – the seventh since the start of Emmanuel Macron’s second five-year term – and underlined “incomprehension” from the government regarding the importance of health and access to care for the French.

Instability which prevents the implementation of structural reforms. While the public hospital suffers from a lack of resources, the closure of beds or even overcrowding in emergency rooms, cases are piling up and the hospital crisis is worsening: “ The healthcare system requires fundamental reformbelieves the former minister. We must resolve the issues of access to care in community medicine to relieve emergency room congestion. »

Asked about the special law for Mayotte which will be presented next week to the Council of Ministers, Frédéric Valletoux said ” surprised “ for not having seen any measures concerning access to care in Mayotte. “Those who provide care in Mayotte are out of breath (…) because the system is insufficient. We absolutely must help make medical practice in Mayotte more attractive”.

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