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Ciudadanos has registered an initiative in the Regional Assembly, in which it has requested the regional government to take the necessary steps to provide a new location, in an adequate space, the mental health service of Area II of the Region of Murcia, which it corresponds to the municipalities of Cartagena, La Unión, Fuente Álamo and Mazarrón.
The orange training has requested that the new location have at least one child psychiatric service, with independent access to adult psychiatry and the drug addiction center;
psychiatric consultations that comply with the minimum comfort and safety parameters required;
and that it has a methadone dispensary with efficient safety conditions.
Juan José Molina, regional deputy of Citizens, said that "the current health center, located on the Calle Real de Cartagena, is in a situation of deterioration, both in facilities, and in the provision of services, truly worrying.
Some 25 years ago these facilities could cover the needs of patient care, in a standardized way, but with the passage of time they have become obsolete and are currently in a disastrous state to offer an adequate level of care and attention to patients and their families. "
In this sense, Molina has indicated that "currently within the same building is located the child psychiatric care on the second floor;
having as an obligatory step for its access, the entrance hall of the ground floor, where it is located the adult psychiatry room, in addition to going through the additions care plant, a place in which situations of danger occur continuously due to the character of some patients, so the presence of police officers should be required. "
Regain a decent attendance
For his part, the spokesman of Cs in Cartagena, Manuel Padín, has indicated that there is still much to be done so that mental health in Cartagena responds to real needs, "the facilities of the Calle Real attended until the opening of a unit in the Hospital Los Arcos to a population of 400,000 people, when in the city of Murcia they have one center for every 80,000 inhabitants;
despite the progress made to reduce the pressure of care, both professionals and patients continue to suffer from terrible conditions in Cartagena. "
With the proposal of Cs "at the end we are taking the first serious step to recover dignified assistance in the public health of Area II so that we can adapt our offer to the real demands of the population".
Finally, the spokesman of the liberal party in Cartagena also warns about the problems caused by the lack of psychiatrists and clinical psychologists among other professionals, and asked to work also in this regard, "there have been cases in which appointment is made to a person for three months, when his attention required a monthly attention ".
Manuel Padín recalled that in mid-2018, the Ombudsman, after the numerous complaints received by the lack of specialized professionals, officially opened an action with the administrations involved, such as the Ministry of Health and the autonomous communities, to the who asked that they send updated data on the psychological care offered in public and private centers, both Primary Care and specialized.
Source: Ciudadanos Región de Murcia
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