Question 14167 — health

Summary

Mr. Guillaume Florquin alerts the Minister of Health, Families, Autonomy and People with Disabilities to the particularly worrying shortage of dermatologists in the Nord department and, more specifically, in the 20th constituency. While dermatological pathologies, particularly rapidly growing skin cancers, require regular monitoring and early detection, access to a specialist is becoming increasingly difficult for the inhabitants of the territory. The Nord department has a density of dermatologists significantly lower than the national average, with an insufficient number of practitioners given a large population marked by strong social and health inequalities. In many municipalities in the district, the provision of care has become very limited, forcing patients to wait times of several months, or even the impossibility of finding a practitioner accepting new patients. This situation leads some residents to forgo care or to travel long distances to consult, sometimes as far as Belgium. This shortage poses a significant risk for the health of patients, particularly in terms of skin cancer screening, but also for the treatment of chronic or disabling pathologies. It also contributes to accentuating territorial inequalities in access to care, in contradiction with the principle of equality in the public health service. Despite the measures put in place to combat medical deserts, the situation remains critical for specialties such as dermatology, which remain insufficiently covered in the most fragile territories. He therefore asks him what concrete measures the The Government intends to take steps to sustainably strengthen the dermatology offer in the Nord department and guarantee effective and rapid access to this care for the inhabitants of the 20th district.

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