The state of field teams in Health

Daily life, constraints and efficiency: what field teams are really experiencing in 2026

In Health & Pharma, reduce the workload.

Health & Pharma teams carry the heaviest weight in all sectors. Structural overload creates an urgent need for relief.

They cite a workload that is too high

vs 30% on average. Health bears the heaviest burden of all sectors.

+ +12 pts vs the national average

42%

This sets Health & Pharma apart from the average.

In terms of workload, the sense of instructions, the stagnation of the profession and apprenticeship formats, Health is consistently above average.

42%

Too much work load

Overload is structural.

↑ +12 pts vs average (30%).

58%

Understand the what AND the why

Understand the what AND the why

↑ +10 pts vs average.

42%

Profession evolves slowly

Feeling of stagnation in the profession.

↑ +9 pts vs average (33%).

29%

Prefer oral explanation

Medical briefings remain the norm.

+9 pts vs average (20%).

What weighs
fielded

Workload, lack of staff, lack of recognition. Health combines structural overburdens and organizational deficits.

High workload
42%
↑ +12 pts
42%
↑ +13 pts
Lack of staff
Lack of recognition
37%
↑ +3 pts
Difficult clients/beneficiaries
18%
↓ -6 pts
Poor internal communication
15%
↓ -2 pts
Conflicting instructions
7%
↓ -6 pts
86%
understand the instructions
vs 84% on average, +2 pts

The “what”,
Without the “why”

Understand the what AND the why
58%
vs 48%
on average (+10 pts)
Understand the what BUT NOT the why
28%
vs 36%
on average (-8 pts)

67%

vs 61% on average

Feel a disconnect between what they are asked and what they can actually do

Health is above average. Lack of time is the first reason cited, revealing a fundamental structural overload.

why  
does this gap exist?

The reasons for the lag.

Lack of time
59%
↑ +6 pts
Field constraints ignored
44%
↑ +4 pts
Lack of resources/tools
28%
↑ +2 pts
Difficult goals
24%
↓ -8 pts
Complicated procedures
23%
0 pts
18%
↓ -2 pts
Lack of training

What would help them truly

In Health & Pharma, time takes precedence over everything. The #1 lever is the reduction of pressure, in front of tools and training.

More time/less pressure
56%
↑ +8 pts
Tools adapted to the field
30%
↓ -3 pts
Practical business training
24%
↓ -2 pts
Managerial support
20%
↑ +3 pts
Understand the meaning and priorities
18%
↓ -5 pts
Construction teams
Construction site

We know what we're doing and why.
There is a shortage of time and resources.

Verbatim field — Health & Pharma Sector

The oral language dominates,
the visual is almost absent.

Field demonstration (37%, +1) and oral explanation (29%, +9) dominate. Written text is the highest in all sectors (25%). The visual and the video are almost non-existent.

Construction site
Field demonstration
37%
↑ +1 pts
Oral explanation
29%
↑ +9 pts
Written text
25%
↑ +4 pts
Diagram/step-by-step
6%
↓ -7 pts
Short video
3%
↓ -7 pts
Key insight: Oral language dominates (29%) and written text is the highest in all sectors (25%). Visuals and video are almost non-existent in Health & Pharma.
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How was this study done

Beedeez study × IFOP 2026

1148
field workers interviewed in France
6
key sectors studied in depth
Quotas
gender, age, CSP, management, sector
On line
self-administered questionnaire, Jan—Feb 2026