Reform of the French health system

摘要

The HPST (Hospital, Patient, Health and Regions) Act passed by parliament in July 2009 will be progressively introduced from January 2010. The goal of this law is to reorganise the French health system to allow excellent care to reach all people. This new law has four elements. Chapter 1: Modernisation of hospitals Prior to the new law, hospitals (public and private) were defined by their specialisations and the services they provided to the people. Private hospitals were able to undertake one or more of the 14 public duties (especially the provision of health care for all). In addition to the provision of health care, the main public duties they were allowed to take part in were palliative care, undergraduate and postgraduate education; research; continuing education for physicians, pharmacists, physiotherapists, nurses and midwives; training for nurses, midwives and other paramedical professions; caring for poor people; prevention; the care of prisoners and foreigners.