Madrid, 23 feb (EFE).-El PSOE has complained that cuts in health are affecting the quality of care that is provided in the national health system and has predicted a reduction in benefits after the Asturian and Andalusian elections.
“We are concerned about the cuts and see how are affecting the quality of care,” explained Secretary of social policy, Trinidad Jiménez, who has complained that they have increased “more than 23 percent waiting lists”, there is no availability of essential medical supplies for daily practice and that primary health care centres are closing.
Jiménez, with the spokesman of the Health Commission of the Congress, José MartÃnez Olmos, has submitted a set of proposals – which would save 4 billion euros to keep the current national system of health, such as the centralized purchasing of drugs and a tax to finance the system, which would be applied on tobacco and alcohol.
“We will have front, guarding and controlling something as precious as the national health system”; said Jimenez, who reported that there are “serious territorial imbalances” and there is “risk that some people are left without healthcare”.
The Socialist responsible has been raised that the PSOE would be willing to negotiate reforms to defend the Spanish system.
“If you have to make adjustments are made, but cannot be put at risk this system that is sustainable”, said Trinidad Jiménez, who has shown their opposition “to any decision copayment, which is provided in the legislation on”.
El PSOE has ensured that they remain “a constructive and not demagogic policy” and that they will monitor the concessions to private entities.
“We are concerned that looming cuts in benefits and we will see after the Asturian and Andalusian elections,” said MartÃnez Olmos.
Among other initiatives, the PSOE has been proposed for discussion in the Health Commission to approve a Royal Decree so that nurses can spread recipes for medicines and health products and another aimed at to do effective payment of the Bill for drugs at pharmacies.
