€5 penalty proposed for missing a medical rendez-vous in France The change would come into force from January and is one of several medical updates announced by the prime minister
Doctolib to launch AI medical assistant to free up doctors in France Artificial Intelligence will be used during appointments to take notes and filter information
Osteopaths in France defend treatment safety – ‘no link to strokes’ Doctors question the safety of osteopathy after patients suffer strokes following neck manipulation – osteopath body calls claims ‘ignorant’
news French health site Doctolib to ban unregulated wellbeing practitioners The booking platform said that it will focus ‘exclusively on practitioners with references from health authorities’, with naturopaths and hypnotherapists banned
French naturopaths rebut criticism after Doctolib website controversy An association representing 1,700 naturopaths is asking for greater cooperation with the booking platform and official recognition from the government
French Doctolib platform accused of ‘promoting alternative medicine’ The medical appointment booking website has been criticised for offering sessions with naturopaths and other non-recognised practitioners - some have now been removed
Record 1.2m appointments made for boosters as rules change in France Booking website Doctolib saw a record number of vaccine appointments confirmed yesterday after the health minister announced booster jabs for everyone aged 18 or over