Arnaud Morigault

For the past twenty years, France has been trying to break away from the hospital-centric approach to its healthcare system. It has embarked on the "virage ambulatoire" (ambulatory shift): the transition from a healthcare system in which the hospital is at the heart of all care, to an organization that makes local doctors and primary care teams the coordinators of healthcare pathways. The health crisis has reminded us of the importance of stepping up our efforts to accentuate this and, at the same time, reinforce the shift to the home. At a time when the ageing of the population is a reality, the development of new services at home and in outpatient facilities is an imperative.