New mobilization of doctors in Sardinia . With a letter to explain the causes and objectives that was sent to the Region, to the prefects and mayors of the area.
The protest concerns the state of health on the island of general practice . « Not all the regulations envisaged by the collective agreement have been implemented - warns Luciano Congiu , SMI regional secretary -. The state of agitation was also proclaimed to express full solidarity with the doctors of the continuity of care of Oristano and Cabras. Three doctors, all the others having resigned, cannot ensure health coverage for a catchment area of over 40,000 people, 6,000 of whom without a family doctor, having to look after numerous nursing homes and now, by order of the Local Health Authority, also the prison medicine. It is humanly impossible and beyond any contractual and occupational safety standard, while wages remain unchanged and excessive workloads are forcing professionals to choose to leave the public».
According to Congiu it is necessary to reprogram the funds for the indemnity "since they are not sufficient to guarantee a fair compensation to all general practitioners". And "it is also necessary to give economic incentives to those who are willing to carry out their activities in the disadvantaged and very disadvantaged areas of Sardinia ".
Then the ultimatum with the request, within 10 days, for the convening of the Regional Committee also to "deal with the problem of disadvantaged and very disadvantaged areas".
(Unioneonline/vl)
