More than 80% of patients and practitioners deplore, in a survey, the shortage of doctors. The 2 largest medical deserts: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes and Ile-de-France.
The online medical appointment portal, MonDocteur.fr, gives the floor on Monday to more than 4,000 patients and more than 700 doctors on the thorny problem of the shortage of practitioners in France.
And the results of this poll (1) show a real consensus. Doctors and patients sound the same alarm signal. 87% of patients and 85% of doctors questioned are indeed unanimous on the shortage of doctors in France.
The consequences of the shortage
They also agree on the consequences of the shortage of practitioners in France: too long waiting times (sometimes 8 months), lack of availability, no visibility on appointments, no place for new patients without a doctor. treating, etc.
In this survey, doctors say they are more concerned and impacted by this shortage (more than 52%) than patients (43%). Many of them even admit being close to saturation.
The few testimonials collected by MonDocteur.fr are overwhelming. A general practitioner in the Paris region confides: “The work overload is very important and sometimes seems insurmountable to me. Especially since we have the impression of not being able to see all our patients… Burn-out is no longer such a vague concept here”.
Ile-de-France, 2nd medical desert
Finally, contrary to popular belief, Ile-de-France is not spared by the shortage of doctors. It comes in second place among the French regions in difficulty, just ahead of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
And of all the medical specialties, general practitioners are the most affected by the shortage. 39% say they are victims of a lack of staff, ahead of dentists at 13% and dermatologists and ophthalmologists at 8%.
In 2015, the National Council of the Order of Physicians (CNOM) identified 192 medical deserts in which more than 2.5 million French people live.
(1) Methodology: analysis based on two surveys. One carried out online on Facebook for more than 4,229 people spread across the whole of France, between March 1 and 7, 2017. Profiles: 51% women and 49% men. The other survey carried out with 700 practitioners from March 1 to 7, 2017 spread throughout the territory. Profiles: 52% men, 48% women.
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