There was a demonstration yesterday in defence of the Andalusian Public Health System (SAS) in Granada.
The protest march set off from the Jardines del Triunfo, threading its way through the centre of the city. Whilst this was going on, similar protests were taking place in other Andalusian provincial capitals, as well as in Motril.
When the protest march concluded a manifesto was read out denouncing the grave and planned deterioration of the public-health system taking place, as well as covering the recent, breast-cancer-early-detection scandal, which has reportedly produced unnecessary deaths and the worsening of individual cases.
In the manifesto it stressed that this particular scandal is only the “tip of the iceberg” of a progressive deterioration of the health system during the last two legislatures of the Regional Government under the PP.
According to the data presented, in the last six years the transfer of public funds to the private sector has increased by 60%, mainly through agreements with private clinics and the increase in pharmaceutical spending, which has grown by 70% after the drug-auction system was eliminated.
Likewise, the manifestion mentioned the continued mistreatment of medical-centre personnel, insufficient staff, job insecurity and poor management of employment pools, which has caused the exodus of professionals from the system.
The critical situation of Primary Care was also highlighted, with medical appointments with GPs taking up to ten days to obtain. There are also growing numbers of children without paediatric coverage in their towns.
The manifesto concluded by accusing the Andalusian Government of promoting a model of “healthcare of ‘one for the rich and another for the rest.’ They demand a 100% public health system.
(News: City & Metropolitan Area, Granada, Andalucia)
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