The next month of February It is the date indicated on the calendar for the new health map of Aragon. A reform that is undertaken to adapt it to new needs, since the previous document dates back almost 40 years.
At the moment, the lines or guidelines on which this new health map will be based on which the Minister of Health of the Government of Aragon, José Luis Bancalero, has begun to be outlined ruled out that it will lead to the closure of offices or there is a decrease in health care in rural areas.
The new health map aims enhance a series of services such as nursing care and physiotherapyespecially in small towns, in order to avoid the displacement of a doctor who carries out his activity in a center with more demand and where there are underused medical offices. In this way, it is not contemplated “displacing a doctor to a population of 50 inhabitants when perhaps there is no need for care, but there is a need for care,” Bancalero explained.
Furthermore, it is not ruled out group basic health areas or the creation of the so-called “super zones” to combine resources and reality of the territory. To this end, various criteria such as dispersion, distances, isochrons, aging and chronicity of the area.
The new health map will not only focus on Primary Care, but will also consider hospitalization and other resources related to health such as urgent medical transportation or helicopters. In this way, it is intended gain efficiency for which we want to implement the appointment in rural areas as it is in urban environments for greater organization and provide better coverage in the Aragonese territory.
However, these are the lines that the Minister of Health has transferred to the parliamentary groups of the Cortes of Aragon, where a meeting has been held in order for this new health map to be made with the “greatest possible consensus.” Contacts have also begun with union organizations, professional associations and other agents involved such as the Aragonese Federation of Municipalities, Regions and Provinces (FAMCP).
The new health map of Aragon, under debate
However, the main lines of the new map of Aragon have not been completely liked by all political parties. From Aragón-Teruel Existsits deputy and Health spokesperson, Joaquín Moreno, explained that “a municipality of 50 inhabitants has the right to the same health coverage as one of 5,000 inhabitants.” Along these lines, he has stressed that having a doctor in a municipality “gives security” to the neighbors, which is why he has insisted that the new health map must obey “technical criteria but also sociological criteria.”
The general secretary and spokesperson for CHA in the Health Commission, Isabel Lasobras, explaining that “we want the new health map to guarantee equitable access to quality public health care for all people who live in Aragon, from the big cities to the smallest towns” . Likewise, it has focused on the need to increase the budget on primary care to reach between 25% and 30% of total spending” to improve the Aragonese public service.
From Can have stressed that “the new organization cannot imply, in any case, a decrease in the quality of care of any inhabitant of the Community”, while since VOXSantiago Morón, has pointed out that the new health map must improve care in rural areas and in expanding urban areas, such as La Muela, in Zaragoza, or the Zaragoza neighborhood of Arcosur.
What is the health map of Aragon
The health map of Aragon is a strategic health planning and management instrument that divides the Aragonese territory into geographical demarcations that provide a territorial structure to the Aragon Health System.
It was approved by the Decree 130/1986December 19. Has eight health sectors (Huesca, Barbastro, Calatayud, Zaragoza I, Zaragoza II, Zaragoza III, Teruel and Alcañiz), subdivided into 124 health zones, with as many teams of Primary Care professionals, 118 health centers (some health centers host two Primary Care teams), and 827 local clinics.
#health #map #Aragon #closure #centers #nursing #physiotherapy #services
