In Sardinia, almost 14 out of 100 patients give up on treatment: the worst figure in Italy
Cnel data: Isola is the region where users suffer most from long waiting lists and economic problems
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In Sardinia, almost 14 patients out of 100 are forced to stop receiving treatment. This is the worst figure in Italy.
The worrying numbers emerge from the 2024 Report on public services drawn up by the Cnel (National Council for Economy and Labor).
On the Island – the report states – 13.7% of users decide to give up medical assistance due to a long list of reasons: economic problems, supply problems, long waiting lists or difficulty in reaching the places where the service is provided.
This is double the national average, which records (2023 data) 7.6% of people forced to give up treatment (compared to 7% in 2022 and 6.3% in 2019, the pre-pandemic year).
"There has therefore been a worsening trend," comments the Cnel, "regardless of the exceptionality of 2021, when the consequences linked to Covid-19 caused the value to increase up to 11%."
Again according to the Cnel Report, the share of citizens who have given up medical visits (excluding dental) or health checks is highest in the 55-59 age group (11.1%) , is lower but still high among the elderly aged 75 and over (9.8%) and lowest among children up to 13 years old (1.3%). At a national level, a disadvantage also emerges for women, with 9% against 6.2% of men.
After Sardinia, the worst numbers are those of Lazio, where 10.5% of patients give up treatment, and Marche (9.7%).
At the opposite end are Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the PAs of Bolzano and Trento, Emilia Romagna, Tuscany and Campania with values lower than 6%.
(Online Union)
