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"At no time will we allow to continue closed the office of the sheep pen."
Thus shown outright Councillor for Health, Social Policy and Equality, Maria Martinez, to a report in a local newspaper in which "has not collected the full reality on this issue that we have interesándonos and working very thorough from the City. "
The health officer of the council noted that "the office is now closed because the Murcia Health Service (SMS) under the Ministry of Health, has arranged vacations for doctors can not be covered by other physicians because of staffing constraints and lack of funds that the Department suffers. "
This has meant that, while on vacation the attending physician in the office, no one can fill his absence.
In fact, the office will be closed in August because the attending physician in the sheep pen, once you return from your vacation should attend the Medical Center's patients Mazarrón another doctor who will then start your holiday.
"The SMS has urged the region's health depends Mazarrón to work with professionals currently available, not to expand its staff this summer at the lack of economic resources and adjustments to those who say they have face, "said the mayor.
From September, the office of The Majada open its doors to serve the parishes Mazarron de Leiva, Watchtower, and Gańuelas Majada, and the people of Puerto Muriel Lorca.
The council has negotiated hard to make, from that date, "re-serve of 6 hours a week that has previously been providing," stressed the councilor.
Be provided, therefore, the same service.
Although to be determined whether those 6 hours will be spread over 3 days, as has been done, or will open the office 2 days or even one for a whole day.
As explained Maria Martinez "this issue has been raised to the SMS which alerted us that we must optimize the resources at our disposal."
In fact, when neighbors became concerned because they believed that the Health Department wanted to close the said office, Maria Martinez and the Councillor for Rural Development, Magdalena Mendez made contact with the general direction of Cartagena Health Area for "give an answer on this matter to the 1,168 people living in the area and we could not allow them to be without health care," said Martinez.
Both councilors met with Carmen Santiago, director of Processes, and Alfonso de Miguel, deputy medical director of Care Continuity of that general direction, who took the commitment to continue to provide 6 hours of service in the office.
Also interested especially Puisne acaldes drafters applications intended for the general direction of Cartagena Health Area in urging the Department of Health that the office be kept open because he attended many older people with mobility problems they also have difficulties in moving to the Medical Center of Mazarron.
The council members then met with representatives of the SMS backed by the support of the headman and citizens.
Maria Martinez wanted to show very critical "with some information, not being properly tested or published in a biased manner without requesting such data, are a breeding ground for things that should not happen, as the decommissioning of an office, sound as a possibility. We should not give rise to it and that will always fight in defense of those who believe it is along for the citizens and the municipality of Mazarron, "has ruled.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Mazarrón
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