The situation
Changing primary care physician remains, in 2026, an administrative ordeal. Record transfer still largely happens by postal mail, with timeframes of 15 days to 3 months. Meanwhile, you consult blind.
Expensive tests (MRI, scintigraphy, cancer workup) are redone as a precaution because the new doctor has no access to existing data. Cost estimated by the French Court of Auditors: more than one billion euros per year in France for redundant tests.
Mon Espace Santé should theoretically solve this problem. In practice, many facilities still do not feed in systematically, and pre-2022 data often remains absent.