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Health Minister Martine Deprez has introduced Draft Law 8760 to boost outpatient care across the country

Minister of Health Martine Deprez outlined plans on Wednesday for a new law aiming to boost outpatient care, including allowing hospitals to hire infectious disease specialists and enabling doctors to set up their own clinics.

The government has presented draft law 8760, which aims to make healthcare more accessible, efficient, and responsive to patient needs. The proposed legislation, part of the ongoing 'ambulatory shift', would allow the creation of new outpatient clinics initiated directly by doctors, in addition to existing hospital outpatient facilities.

At a press conference on Wednesday morning, Minister of Health Martine Deprez explained that these new clinics would offer services such as minor surgical procedures, dialysis, and oncology care. However, medical imaging services would remain excluded from their remit. All new outpatient structures would be required to operate in partnership with a hospital and comply with strict quality and planning standards. Doctors working in these facilities would also participate in the national on-call system, a measure designed to foster collaboration and prevent competition between hospitals and private clinics.

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