Waiting times for medical appointments in France are not increasing everywhere, but disparities between regions and specialties are widening, according to a study by the Jean-Jaurès Foundation based on 234 million Doctolib appointments in 2025. Nearly half of the departments are seeing increased waiting times for general practitioners, while improvements remain marginal.
The contrasts are striking depending on the specialty: in cardiology, the wait ranges from 16 days in Paris to 164 days in the Gers department. Each specialty has its own map of strain: cardiology in the Occitanie-Rhône Valley region, ophthalmology and pediatrics in the Greater West, and dermatology in the North and Central-East.
Among general practitioners, the situation remains stable, but appointments scheduled more than a week in advance are increasing by 35%. Median waiting times are also increasing for pediatricians, cardiologists, and psychiatrists.
Some professions are faring better:
Physiotherapists' wait times remain at 6 days;
Dentists' wait times have decreased by one day (10 days);
Ophthalmologists have seen the most significant improvement (21 days, down 4 days), thanks to the addition of orthoptists and medical assistants.
Dermatologists' wait times have reduced but remain high (32 days). Gynecologists' wait times have dropped to 19 days (down 2 days), while midwives, despite having more staff, have seen their wait times rise to 12 days.
 Pascal Lemontel
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19/05/2026 | 
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