“There is going to be a revolt”, the charge of the Association of Emergency Physicians against François Braun, minister – Teller Report

François Braun, in charge of the emergency flash mission, is appointed Minister of Health this Monday, July 4, 2022. An appointment that angers part of the French medical sector. It doesn’t come out of nowhere. François Braun is appointed Minister of Health by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Monday. The “flash” mission on emergencies was entrusted to him. Its aim was to identify the various problems of the health system as the summer season approaches, and to propose solutions. But this appointment is talking about some of the caregivers. Starting with Christophe Prudhomme, emergency physician and spokesperson for the Association of Emergency Physicians of France. Asked by France Info, he believes that appointing François Braun to the Ministry of Health constitutes “a real provocation.” “A real political problem” It is precisely the proposals made following the flash mission that seem to pose a problem. These would be “catastrophic” and “breaking” with the “public service.” For Christophe Prudhomme, closing emergencies at night is not a solution, even in the short term. Similarly, calling 15 to be admitted to hospital could constitute a new bottleneck for the emergency number, he explains to France Info. There will be a revolt in the world of health and in the population “Mr. Braun is not someone responsible, reasonable”, affirms the emergency doctor who denounces a doctor “who chose the issues of power and the support of a policy of degradation of the public service. And to add: “There is a real political problem today and I think that there will be a revolt in the world of health and in the population in the face of the worrying policy advocated by Mr. Braun.” Other professions, on the other hand, see the appointment of François Braun with a more neutral eye. This is the case of the Syndicate of Dental Surgeons of France who “congratulate Doctor François Braun on his appointment as Minister of Health and Prevention”. The latter enjoin him to initiate “reforms to save medical time and relieve the queues.”