Alberto Martínez asks the Ministry to negotiate with doctors or transfer powers to the Basque Country
The Health Counsellor has warned that if the Ministry does not assume its responsibilities, the Basque Country will require the management of health competences.
The strike by doctors called at the state level is having a major impact on Osakidetza, according to Health Counsellor Alberto Martínez, according to which 16% of doctors in the Basque Country are joining the mobilization.
During the first two days of the strike, more than 10,000 primary care consultations, 2,700 paediatrics, 569 surgical interventions, 10,200 specialist consultations and more than 6,000 diagnostic tests have been suspended. If the trend continues throughout the week, these figures will be as follows, according to Martinez data: 26,000 primary consultations, 6,880 paediatric consultations, 1,422 surgeries, 25,552 specialist consultations and 15,390 diagnostic tests.
Martinez insists that this is a legitimate labour mobilization , but warns of the need for an urgent solution and calls on the Ministry of Health to revive the negotiation of the Framework Statute without exclusions. According to the counsellor, the lack of dialogue puts both health care and the institutional stability of the National Health System at risk.
How can a Ministry, in the midst of a strike, disregard something as essential as the renewal of the Framework Statute?
In the event that the Ministry does not assume its responsibility, Martínez has advanced that the Basque Country would be prepared to extend its self-government and assume these functions by the Basque Government, thereby ensuring regulatory coverage and patient care.
The Counsellor reiterates that behind these figures are persons affected by the suspension of consultations and tests and calls for a firm commitment by the Ministry to jointly renew the regulatory framework for the medical collective.
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