Holidays without doctors, Patients' Tribunal on the attack: "Public service interrupted"

The Patients' Court has no doubts: someone will have to answer criminally for the closure of medical services during the holidays.

It happened in Sarcidano, Trexenta, Medio Campidano, Sulcis, Oristanese and Nuorese. SOS also in the emergency rooms: at Brotzu ambulances queued for hours .

According to Giorgio Vidili, regional secretary of Cittadinanza Attiva and coordinator of the Tribunale del malato «there are all the grounds to talk about interruption of public service ». «A month ago – he recalls – we promoted a class action for the health emergency in Sardinia . Those who are victims of the poor service must report and denounce all the abuses. Often many people do not want to expose themselves, but now the situation is very serious. We must defend public health and ensure that basic assistance is guaranteed».

"The issue of medical guards - says Roberta Gessa , general secretary of the Public Function Cgil Sardinia - is also part of the general problems of health . We need a plan to reorganize the system and all territorial services. We also need an extraordinary hiring plan".

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