US EditionFrench doctors begin 10-day strike over new budget
- On Monday, self-employed practitioners and doctors in private clinics began a ten-day strike across France, with unions representing médecins libéraux calling the unprecedented action.
- Doctors object to sick-leave limits from 1 January and new digital management tools, opposing the 2026 Social Security financing law and CNAM’s power to regulate fees and supplements.
- Unions have urged closures of private practices and cancelled consultations, operating theatres in private clinics are expected to shut, and the Confederation of French Medical Trade Unions projects 85 per cent participation.
- The ministry warned it could resort to requisitions if needed, with Health Minister Stéphanie Rist saying steps were taken to organise continuity with regional health agencies and healthcare facilities, while the requisition power was last used in 2023 fuel blockades.
- Doctors warn the measures threaten private practice viability and patient access, GPs oppose mandatory days in `medical deserts`, and hospital doctors are not affected though the strike may spill over to public services.
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France Braces for 10 Days of Doctor Strikes
Anyone trying to book a doctor’s appointment in France this week may be in for a surprise. From Monday January 5, thousands of doctors have begun a 10-day strike, leaving many GP surgeries closed and routine medical care harder to access across the country. The walkout, which is widely backed by independent doctors, is already being felt in towns and cities nationwide. Source
As the liberal doctors began a very continuous strike against the Social Security Finance Law 2026, the Tarn Prefect asked for practitioners to guarantee the permanence of care.
Several unions of liberal doctors called on them to strike from 5 to 15 January 2026. However, in the Pyrénées-Orientales, the Regional Health Agency did not count on Monday any...
The liberal doctors started a ten-day strike this Monday, and intend to denounce several measures voted in the framework of the Social Security budget. It is a ten-day national strike.
As of Monday, this is not the time to get sick, the liberal doctors are on strike. The movement is expected to follow very closely, already many offices are closed and operations are deprogrammed. It is of never-seen, a strike of this magnitude that affects all professions of liberal medicine. This strike movement is expected to last ten days, until January 15, next week, and a demonstration is scheduled next Saturday in Paris. (Health and well-…
VIDEO - Generalists, specialists and even private clinics: doctors strike from January 5 to 15 to demand a better consideration. The participation rate could reach 80%, according to a union.
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