This Wednesday, the PSD accused the government of “lack of planning and poor management” and called for the emergency reorganization plan to be clearly presented and all resources on the ground, public and private, to be used.
Speaking to journalists in parliament, the deputy chairman of the PSD bank, Ricardo Baptista Leite, regretted that “three days before Christmas Eve” the government had not yet announced the plan to adapt hospital emergencies for the winter period, a presentation scheduled for Thursday.
“The PSD wanted to call on the minister and the executive director of the SNS to clearly present this plan, so that hospital boards and health centers can organize themselves and patients know what to do in case of illness”he noted, saying that “a plan on paper is not enough” but resources are needed to implement it.
Baptista Leite stressed that when discussing the state budget for 2023, the PSD had already warned that the National Health Service (SNS) human resources were not sufficient and therefore called on the government to prepare an integrated plan for the emergencies , including the social and private sectors.
“The minister said he had all the necessary resources and the executive director agreed to manage the SNS with the resources he knew he had (…) And now, on top of Christmas, they say they are alternating emergency shutdown anyway have to close services. reveals lack of planning, mismanagement and enormous irresponsibility”he accused.
For the PSD deputy and physician, the alternative would have been to create a plan based on a proximity response – “emergencies should be a last-line response” – so that patients would have “the answers they need in their environment.”
“We are patiently waiting [pelo plano]but we call on the government to be aware that it is talking to patients and to put citizens at the center of the problem and ensure a rapid response by all means on the ground, as the PSD has always proposed”defended.
This Wednesday, Health Minister Manuel Pizarro said he would not give further details about the plan. the aim is to bundle services in some cases, so that people know where to go.
Source: DN
