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The Councilor for Health of the City of Cartagena, Francisco Jose Calderon, will chair on Tuesday the meeting of the Joint Commission on Health that will be held at 17:30 hours in the council room of the Consistorial Palace.
They will take part in this commission the spokesmen of the political forces that have representation in the Consistory cartagenero and representatives of other city councils of the region of the Field of Cartagena, as well as of the Platform in Defense of the Public Health 'Save the Rosell'.
As explained, the Councilor for Quality of Life, Francisco Calderón, the objective is to seek a common and consensual position to find a solution to the situation that reflect the data recently published by the Murcia Health Service (SMS) that place Cartagena by Above average in terms of delays suffered by patients to be cared for by a medical specialist and to undergo surgery.
Francisco Calderón has described as "especially serious" the delays in external consultations.
"It is unacceptable that there are 20,000 more patients than in 2015 above the limits considered as admissible waiting," he adds.
The mayor stressed that the situation "is aggravated in the Health Area II", where users are still "well above the regional average both to be operated surgically and to be attended by the specialist."
"We must curb this because it is a clear discrimination.
We can not tolerate that our health is worth less than other citizens, "he says flatly.
Calderón will transfer to the manager of Area II, José Sedes, the conclusions of this commission in order to let him know the social discontent that has been generated by these results and the lack of protection they bring to those who receive health services in their area of ​​competence.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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