France

GTM #7

Estimated hand therapy patients / year

1,900,000

Insurance system

public

Medical tourism

strong

Emergency number

112

Content roadmap (editorial)

Summaries from internal Notion country dossiers (April 2026 export), shown to explain guide depth — not legal, regulatory, or clinical advice. How we use this data.

Rollout wave: Wave 1
Editorial difficulty: high
Hub expansion priority: Queued after Wave 1 hubs
Research status: drafted (verify before product claims)

Large market with French-language care delivery, GDPR/MDR, health-data hosting, and reimbursement complexity for digital services.

National device/software orientation (from export): ANSM (orientation)

Citations: HandTherapy editorial country dossiers (Notion export) · ANSM (orientation)

Emergency information

Primary authority: Ministry of Health and Prevention (France)

Advice line: 15 (SAMU)

Open Emergency help for France (cited, dialable numbers from our same sources — not a diagnosis)

Top clinics

Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou — Hand Surgery (Paris)

Therapists in directory

Seed region not linked yet for this country.

Legal notices · France

Figures for France are educational references, not individualized clinical, legal, or travel advice. HandTherapy.app does not create a clinician–patient relationship. Always confirm emergency numbers and coverage with local authorities and your care team.

In France, public references commonly list 112 for life-threatening emergencies. HandTherapy.app does not place calls, verify numbers for your situation, or monitor emergencies. If you may be having a medical emergency, use local emergency services immediately.

Medical disclaimer · Privacy · Terms

Public listings (societies, hospitals, faculty)

Curated from primary public pages (societies, IFSHT member lists, NHS or hospital sites, clinic “About” pages). Not a pay-to-play ranking.

Société Française de Rééducation de la Main (FSHT / GEMMSOR)
National hand therapy society
French hand therapist society (GEMMSOR) profiled on the IFSHT member page, with a linked public society site.
Citations: IFSHT — France (GEMMSOR member listing) · GEMMSOR / SFRM (Hand therapy, France)
AP-HP (Assistance publique – Hôpitaux de Paris) — tertiary public hospital system
Tertiary hospital or program (anchor)
AP-HP is the public hospital system hosting major Paris hand surgery and trauma services; use hospital directories to confirm current teams.
Citations: AP-HP

Nearby: GermanyRelated systems: Germany, United Kingdom, Canada

Sources (11)

INSEE — https://www.insee.fr/en/accueil
French Ministry of Health — https://sante.gouv.fr/
Ameli (Health Insurance) — https://www.ameli.fr/
Santé publique France — https://www.santepubliquefrance.fr/
Atout France — https://www.atout-france.fr/en
HAS — https://www.has-sante.fr/jcms/p_3066417/en/home
EU Emergency Number 112 — https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/security-and-emergencies/emergency/index_en.htm
Service Public Emergency Numbers — https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/actualites/A15841?lang=en
AP-HP — https://www.aphp.fr/
IFSHT — France (GEMMSOR member listing) — https://ifsht.org/members/france/
GEMMSOR / SFRM (Hand therapy, France) — http://www.sfrm-gemmsor.fr/