Founded in 1958, the university hospital centres (CHU) are one of the prides of the French health system. The number of 30, each is linked to a university and provides a triple mission of care, training and research. Las, in an injunction sent to the prime minister, the Court of auditors the court today, "weakened in their mission" and calls for their "rapid reform".

The judges financial blame some CHU - not all - do not differentiate enough hospitals classic then they need to take care of, as settlements advanced, the most complex of cases. However, the "recourse activities represent less than 3 % of the activity of the CHU de Brest, Martinique, Nice, Nîmes, Poitiers or Tours. In terms of research, the wise have noted an erosion of France, which was overtaken by China and the netherlands. Finally, on training, the Court emphasizes the strong territorial inequalities in the access to medical studies ...