Movement requests government to diagnose health human resources framework in Leiria – Current Affairs

In a proposal put forward by the Vice-President, Anabella Graça (PS), the Regency is also asked to “adopt measures, as a matter of urgency, with the aim of overcoming the current situation, which is generating a justified and growing feeling”. “And dissatisfaction among the population.”

The proposal entitled “For the strengthening of primary health care in the municipality of Leiria” states that “Article 64 of the Portuguese Constitution” enshrines “the right to health protection and the duty to defend and promote it, and this right shall be implemented through a comprehensive and public national health service, which tends to be Free, taking into account the economic and social conditions of citizens.

In recent months, the document notes, “there has been a gradual deterioration of this right, given the successive closure of public health care units, in most cases due to scarcity of human resources.”

According to the proposal, this situation “leads to an increase in the number of people in the municipality of Leiria who do not have a designated family doctor, which harms the provision of primary health care to which the population is entitled.”

This suggestion is reinforced by the fact that “the shortage of human resources causes serious constraints on the work of various health units, as health professionals are frequently transferred between different centers, creating a climate of instability and insecurity among the population.”

The municipal document stated, “What makes matters worse is that it appears that the number of retired doctors is not compensated by the same number when new doctors are appointed.”

The Leiria Chamber confirmed that it will “implement the Bata Branca project.” [parceria com a União das Misericórdias e com a tutela] To help mitigate the impact of the shortage of family doctors, and thus ensure support for the population, in terms of medical consultations, prescriptions and complementary diagnostic tests.

Likewise, a regulation of incentives for the recruitment of doctors in the Municipality of Leiria is being prepared and is currently under public discussion.

This document was cancelled, taking into account the recent decision of the Municipal Council, which disagreed with the executive authority, and which published a memorandum for the formation of the parties concerned, and when the procedure was launched, no one was present.

The proposal also states that “although important, these measures will not be sufficient for all residents of the municipality of Lira to have access to health care.”

He said the Pinhal Litoral group of health centers (districts of Batalha, Leiria, Marinha Grande, Pombal and Porto de Mos) has lost 25 primary care doctors since the beginning of the year, with 10 entering in July. 26, CEO Marco Neves.

Last week, when a demonstration over a shortage of doctors broke out in the Diocese of Milagres, in Leiria, Marco Neves told Lusa that the group had “made multiple efforts to solve this problem and other similar situations, but so far none of them have had any effect.” “.