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Private-clinic doctors announce January strike and ‘exile to Brussels’

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Major healthcare/private clinics

Unions representing liberal surgeons, anesthetists, gynecologists-obstetricians and urologists announce a nationwide strike in private clinics with operating theatres closed and a symbolic ‘exile’ to Brussels, protesting planned changes to sector-2 surcharges in the Social Security budget.

This alert was originally created on 12 November 2024.

Public Impact

🏥 Hospitals

Effective Dates

Updates

Jan 19, 2026
Liberal specialists and private‑clinic doctors suspended their nationwide action after the Health Minister pledged to drop the mandatory ‘mise sous objectifs’ measure and opened talks. The movement, initially planned through Jan 19, was called off on the night of Jan 16, canceling the remaining strike days.
Jan 11, 2026
At the FHP New Year event, president Lamine Gharbi announced closure of "all operating rooms" in private clinics on Jan 12–14 (about 95% of activity) amid the ongoing doctors’ strike, signaling major reductions in scheduled surgery and spillover to public hospitals.
Jan 6, 2026
The Fédération de l’hospitalisation privée (FHP) publicly backs the private‑clinic doctors’ strike: clinics running at ~70% before a broader shutdown of operating rooms from Jan 10, with ARS requisitions reported in many regions. This adds FHP to the organizers of the movement (alongside UCDF, AAL, Syngof, SNCUF).
Dec 28, 2025
UFML‑S XRAY announces radiologists will align their movement with surgeons and anesthetists: progressive slowdown 5–9 Jan and full closures 10–15 Jan, reinforcing the private‑clinic operating‑theatre shutdown and Brussels action mid‑January.
Nov 22, 2025
Specialists’ unions confirm operating‑theatre closures from 5–19 January 2026 and an ‘exile to Brussels’ 11–14 January; Avenir Spé–Le BLOC and SYNGOF publicize and coordinate the action, with about 1,500 doctors registered so far.
Nov 14, 2025
The announced movement (closure of operating rooms from January 5 to 19, 2026 and "exile to Brussels") receives the explicit support of Avenir Spé–Le BLOC and other organizations of liberal specialists, who confirm the strike and specify the action in Brussels.

Organizers

  • Union des chirurgiens de France (UCDF)
  • Association des anesthésistes libéraux (AAL)
  • Syndicat national des gynécologues-obstétriciens de France (Syngof)
  • SNCUF (urologues)

Affected Locations

  • National (France)

Sources

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