François Braun (born 24 August 1962) is a French emergency doctor and

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who served as Minister of Health and Prevention in the

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from 4 July 2022 to 20 July 2023.

Early life and career

Braun chose to study medicine to become an emergency doctor and to respect the family tradition. In this regard, he said: "My grandfather and my great-grandfather were military doctors. As for my father, he was a

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practitioner and chief medical officer of the fire department in the

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and Pierre Carli, he spoke of the importance of training hospital staff in war medicine.

Political career

In June 2022, François Braun was charged by

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with a "flash mission" on the deficiencies of the hospital in France. François Braun submits a non-final version of his report on June 30. This appointment is not unanimous in the hospital world, because of his rather liberal vision of the hospital. Among the 41 recommendations, François Braun mainly defends that access to emergencies must be regulated according to a "sorting principle" via telephone regulation or at the entrance to emergencies, to treat vital emergencies as a priority and redirect other patients to duty doctors. In July 2022, Braun was appointed Minister of Health and Prevention in the Élisabeth Borne government.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Braun, Francois 1962 births Living people Ministers of health of France 21st-century French politicians Members of the Borne government French people of German descent