Health. Nicolas Revel, former director of cabinet of Jean Castex takes over as head of the AP–HP

According to Monday's report by the Council of Ministers, Nicolas Revel, who was previously the chief of staff at Jean Castex in Matignon, has been named head of the Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris.

Health. Nicolas Revel, former director of cabinet of Jean Castex takes over as head of the AP–HP

According to Monday's report by the Council of Ministers, Nicolas Revel, who was previously the chief of staff at Jean Castex in Matignon, has been named head of the Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris. He succeeds Martin Hirsch at 56. Martin Hirsch was the head of the most important French hospital group, with 39 establishments and nearly 100,000 employees.

Nicolas Revel was the National Health Insurance Fund (Cnam), where he served as its Head from 2014 to 2020. Francois Hollande appointed him to this position, having previously recruited him as a Deputy Secretary General for the Elysee in 2012, along with Emmanuel Macron.

This enarque (promotion Leon Gambetta), is the son of Jean-Francois Revel, a writer, and Claude Sarraute. He began his career at the Court of Auditors before moving to politics from the left. He was a technical adviser to Jean Glavany, at the Ministry of Agriculture. Later, he headed the cabinet of Bertrand Delanoe at Paris's town hall.

Martin Hirsch was forced to resign amid a crisis in public hospitals. Congested hospitals and growing medical deserts, "loss" of the profession of staff, and emergency services at risk of syncope are all signs that the healthcare system is still reeling from more than two years' worth of pandemics which have left caregivers in a bind.

It is part of Emmanuel Macron's two main projects during his five-year term. He has set a July launch date for his major conference on Health, which will include the key to a "real collective revolution".