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French healthcare workforce and capacity reforms
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In July 2026, reports noted that French hospitals had closed 2,300 beds in 2024 as part of a shift toward expanded home‑care services, signaling a move away from inpatient care. By In early August 2026, the French Ministry of Health announced confirmed a 15 % increase in medical intern medical‑intern positions for the 2026 intake, raising bringing the total to 10,260 posts. The expansion, driven by increase, a concrete effect of the 2019 abolition of the numerus clausus, emphasizes targets specialties under pressure, with slots rising by 25 % in dermatology, 20 % in paediatrics, 20 % in obstetrics‑gynecology and nearly 20 % in emergency medicine. Primary‑care training more doctors—especially receives the largest share, 4,070 positions (40 % of the total). Regional allocations were also boosted, notably 18 % in general practice Centre‑Val de Loire, 15.7 % in Nouvelle‑Aquitaine and 14.7 % in regions with doctor shortages—continuing Hauts‑de‑France, where access gaps persist. Interns, who make up roughly 40 % of hospital medical staff, are expected to ease workloads and improve service delivery across French hospitals, continuing the broader reform of France’s the health‑care workforce and service delivery. model.
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