“We have to prioritize”
“We receive 80 calls per day and in practice, less than 10% of requests are successful. »But why can we not be received in consultation in the dermatology service of the CHR of Metz-Nancy? Quite simply because there are only six of them, with the help of four interns, working on the two sites of Mercy and Bel-Air.
“The situation is critical in the city and things will not work out,” explain two dermatologists. The last installations in Metz date back more than fifteen years, for example. We cannot make up for the deficit. We are forced to prioritize. “
Concretely, the daily life of dermatologists in a hospital environment is punctuated by the management and follow-up of skin cancer, serious pathologies, chronic wounds, people suffering from a sexually transmitted disease, a genetic or inflammatory disease. “And we don’t do aesthetics at all. “
On the recommendation of the GP
“We primarily receive patients who are sent to us by their general practitioner or a colleague, but you should know that with us there is also four months of delay, sometimes more. On the other hand, in an emergency, we take of course. “
The two dermatos justify this critical and even alarming situation by the large number of retirements and deaths. “There are many interns who come to train here but then go back to their region. In addition, the training takes place in Nancy, which also explains why some decide to settle in this city rather than in Metz or Thionville. We can hope to get a private meeting in Nancy and Luxembourg quite quickly and it is not that far. We cannot do miracles. We lack arms and resources. Two practitioners will be opening their practice in Metz soon, that’s good news. Finally. “
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