The Left Bloc (BE) asked this Friday for an “urgent hearing” in Parliament of the administration of the local health department of Viseu-Dao-Lafoynes (ULSVDL), which on Thursday resigned due to a “breach of trust” in the trusteeship. policy.
“The parliamentary group of the Left Bloc demands an urgent hearing of the outgoing administration of the ULS (local health unit) of Viseu-Dao-Lafonce,” the party said in a statement signed by MP Marisa Mathias.
The request comes after the resignation on Thursday of the board of directors of ULSVDL, headed by Nuno Duarte, and at stake, the BE note adds, “there will be statements by the Minister of Health” in a parliamentary committee blaming the hospital administration for failing to “maintain emergency departments and other services.”
“As for the pediatric emergency care at the Viseu hospital, which is closed and will remain closed at night, the minister cannot simply shake off the water,” states Bloco de Esquerda.
The ULSVDL administration activated the contingency plan on March 1 due to the shortage of doctors, resulting in the closure of pediatric emergency departments outside from Friday to Sunday at night.
However, the departure of two doctors and the advent of the holiday period “exacerbated” the situation, resulting in the administration of ULS Viseu-Dao-Lafoynes closing the pediatric emergency departments every night of the week, starting from June 1, from 20:00 to 22:00. 08:00.
“At a parliamentary health committee hearing, the former chief executive of SNS said such a closure was not planned. He also said that ULSVDL sent a service plan to the office of the Minister of Health on May 14, which already contained the closure of this emergency from June 1,” reports BE.
But “while we are aware of possible closures due to a lack of specialists, specific government actions to ensure the scale and full functioning of services are unknown.”
“This is exactly what the outgoing administration is complaining about: a lack of resources, namely health workers, and a lack of autonomy. The minister, who is primarily responsible for health policy and the functioning of the SNA, cannot know about possible closures and does not do so. nothing, they should not know about the shortage of specialists and do nothing, they cannot allow closure and then blame medical institutions for it,” says Block.
In view of this – “the closure of an unforeseen emergency, the allegation of a lack of resources and autonomy, the Minister’s knowledge of the situation without the possibility of changing it and the dismissal of the ULSVDL administration following allegations made by the Minister – – it becomes necessary and urgent to listen to the outgoing administration,” explains BE.
On Thursday, the ULSVDL board of directors sent a letter to the chief requesting his resignation, as well as a letter to the unit’s specialists explaining the decision, highlighting the “clear breach of political trust” of Health Minister Ana Paula Martins in the “current team.” governing body.”
A government official told the Assembly of the Republic on Wednesday that “it is unacceptable to have hospitals in January with professionals who have already reached the amount of mandatory annual overtime.”
Given that leadership in the health sector is “weak”, the minister said that “there must be control, there must be an assessment of the performance of managers.”
“It is not enough for administrators to say that they do not have conditions. They need to understand what conditions they need,” said Ana Paula Martins, emphasizing that “there are three IPOs and 39 ULS in these units.” [Unidades Locais de Saúde] from the Portuguese in taxes amounting to 15 billion euros.”
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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