French hospital: resuscitation before operation

Op-Ed

Only in French - Column written by Alain Trannoy in Les Echos newspaper. The economist, director of studies in EHESS, proposes ideas for reorganizing the health care system and health professions.

December 11th 2019

"Les mesures prises en faveur de l'hôpital vont desserrer en partie l'étau sur les établissements. Mais aucune amélioration réelle ne sera possible sans une profonde réorganisation de l'ensemble de notre système de soins, qui implique également une transformation de l'exercice libéral des professions de santé, écrit Alain Trannoy. L'idée : faire tourner tout le personnel infirmier et aide-soignant - y compris libéral - d'une zone donnée dans les hôpitaux publics locaux."

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