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Jueves, 30 de enero 2025, 11:15
Growing discontent among the staff of the Orihuela health department with the Health Ministry. The area's Personnel Board has publicly expressed its disapproval of the management by Health Minister Marciano Gómez, declaring him 'persona non grata'. This sentiment is echoed in a manifesto signed by the unions UGT, CC.OO, Satse, and Intersindical Salut, blaming the department's 'service saturation' on the ministry's 'inefficiency and lack of planning'.
The union has reported the hospital's situation three times this year, with instances of 72-hour waits and 35 patients awaiting admission. The Health Ministry responded to these complaints by claiming to have ordered staff reinforcements, a claim the unions categorically deny.
Unions assert that personnel management 'is practically limited to moving professionals from one department to another without covering their original position, thereby increasing their workload instead of adequately staffing the teams'.
In this regard, they question the effectiveness of the Interdepartmental Health Groupings (ASI), which they believe 'have led to the closure of services and reduced service hours, forcing the population to travel dozens of kilometres for care'.
The latest SiVIRA-CV bulletin shows that the Orihuela department is the most affected in the entire region by the flu epidemic. Unions believe this is due to the 'failure' of the vaccination campaign because of 'insufficient investment in hiring staff to bolster the campaign', as well as the 'failure of advertising campaigns to raise awareness of the importance of vaccination and the lack of facilities'.
Other demands presented to the Health Minister include the implementation of a 35-hour workweek, the completion of stabilization selection processes and public employment offers by December 31, and a commitment to transparency regarding the monthly publication of surgical waiting lists.
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