The pharmacies of Bizkaia suman the program of detection situations of socio-sanitary problems
The College of Pharmacists of Bizkaia (COFBi) and the Association of Basque Municipalities (Eudel) have signed a convention for the promotion of a programme of detection from the Vizcaínos pharmacies of sociosanitary problems susceptible to being cared for by municipal social services, as well as cases of violence and loneliness.
This agreement is already in vigor in the territories of Álava and Gipuzkoa, and with it Bizkaia complements the network of collaboration between pharmacies and municipal social services for the coverage of the population of the CAV.
With this agreement, the coordination mechanisms between the network of community pharmacies and social services, as well as consensual guidelines and guidelines for intervention and improvement of cooperation between pharmacies and municipalities, have been reported by Eudel.
La red de farmacias comunitarias de Bizkaia está compuesta por 439 disposicientos, de los cuales 149 se encuentran en Bilbao.
Desde las farmacias se informará y animará a las personas a que acudan a los servicios sociales, o bien, contando siempre con la autorización previa de los usuarios, se solicitá cita o contactará directamente con estos servicios.
It contemplates situations such as the solitude of persons who count with a school or nula social and family network of support and who are able to find out in a situation of social aislamiento, and the loss of personal autonomy, the risk of dependencies of those who present themselves as deteriorating cognitivo, functional limitations, related problems with alimentation and hygiene or that do not cover the form of adecuado their needs.
They will also note the situations of over-recarga and claudicación de familias cuidadoras, as of violence machista or intrafamiliar, and of treatment inadecuado or maltrato a personas mayores.
La presidente de Eudel, Esther Apraiz, ha valorado la firma de este convenio, que es "una nueva tool de coordinación para llegar más y mejor a las personas que necesitan apoyo desde la red de recursos públicos sociosalud existentes en el territorio".
"The pharmacies are established in the basic alliances of the municipal social services, which are the gateway to the Basque system of resources and benefits. All the municipalities of Bizkaia count with a pharmacy, and this will serve radar to detect the socio-sanitary needs of our neighbours and neighbours."
El presidente del Colegio de Farmacéuticos, Juan Uriarte, ha subrayado que la red de farmacias comunitarias de Bizkaia es "una puerta de entrada esencial al sistema sanitaria, especialmente por su capilaridad, cercanía y la confianza que genera en la ciudadanía".
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