Teamwork, prevention, healthcare pathways: what the French really want from the healthcare system
IFOP conducted a survey for AVECsanté, viaOxygen, on maisons de santé pluriprofessionnelles (MSPs) and coordinated medical care in France, entitled Teamwork, prevention, healthcare pathways: what the French really want from the healthcare system, the results of which were presented at AVECsanté’s Rencontres nationales in Lyon on March 6 and 7, 2026.
Study conclusions:
While almost half of French people report a lack of coordination between different healthcare professionals as part of their medical follow-up, and only a minority have already benefited from coordinated medical care, the deployment of maisons de santé pluriprofessionnelle (multi-professional health centers) and the various benefits that would be associated with them in terms of follow-up quality and care are widely recognized. There is, however, substantial room for improvement, as the potential offered by medical coordination and MSPs is not fully known or understood, especially as French expectations in terms of health monitoring, support and prevention remain high.
On all aspects of medical coordination, trends common to healthcare issues in general can be observed through the experiences and expectations expressed by the French in their healthcare journey, influenced in particular by age and gender:
- French people over 50, and even more so those aged 65 and over and retired people, are the ones who show the most interest in coordinated medical care, while at the same time making greater use of it, due to greater concern for age-related health issues and greater use of care.
- Retirees from higher categories (former CSP+) seem to be more aware of coordination and MSPs than retirees as a whole, underpinning a social, “class” issue behind this awareness.
- Women also have higher expectations in terms of medical coordination, which can be explained by the fact that they pay greater attention to their own health than men, and that they take greater responsibility for the medical care of their loved ones, children, parents or spouses.
- Coordination is all the more important for older women, at the intersection of these age and gender determinants, who have to liaise between different healthcare professionals for themselves and their loved ones, and for whom coordinated medical care and the development of MSPs could be a welcome solution.
- Young women, on the other hand, expect more prevention.
Download the full results in PDF format.
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