Parcours de soins rénové, e-santé et maillage officinal : une réponse complexe à la pénurie de médecins

Abstract

The number of doctors in France today is far too low to meet the growing demand for patient care. An ageing population, a growing number of chronic pathologies and inequalities in access to care across the country are just some of the issues to be considered. By optimizing the care pathway, and promoting interdisciplinarity; by integrating digital health developments, such as shared medical records, new digital tools and telehealth; and by relying on the territorial network of pharmacies, banking on the dispensing pharmacist as a local public health player, France is seeking to make its healthcare system more efficient in the regions, thereby making up for the shortage of doctors.