The PSOE Councillor in the City of Lorca, Nines Mazuecos has rejected the new agreement signed by the UMU and the Ministry of Health, with which it has been decided that the Rafael Méndez de Lorca Hospital is also of use for medical students UCAM, since according to the socialist mayor "is a serious halt the development of the Campus of Lorca, since it prevents the implementation of new health degrees, such as occupational therapy and podiatry, as long as this new decision is saturation lorquino hospital ".
During the meeting held by the socialist mayor in yesterday with the dean of the faculty of Sociosanitary of the UMU in Lorca, and the deans of the Degrees in Nursing and Nutrition, they agreed outrage and upset by this decision which is "a step back to the already uncertain future of Lorca campus, since the referral hospital to house the practices of the students begin to be occupied now by students of the private university".
"This decision confirms the lack of a firm commitment to our battered and discriminated campus, both the regional government and the city, not having fought to prevent this serious setback."
In this sense, Nines Mazuecos states that the regional executive, with their decisions and their known favoritism towards the UCAM, makes "unfair competition" Campus in Lorca, as it is slowing down the introduction of new degrees due to the saturation of students is promoting the Rafael Mendez, while preventing students Lorca Degree in Medicine UMU can pursue their practices in Lorca hospital.
In addition, since the PSOE complained that "the signing of this agreement, unnecessary since it was not required to align with the current regulations in Royal Decree 420/2015, has been made unilaterally, leaving no margin for election to those responsible for the campus lorquino ".
Nines Mazuecos recalled that "one of the hallmarks that had the University Campus Lorca was the ability to offer their students practical training in facilities at the nearby general hospital Rafael Mendez, so that saturation of the center for the benefit of the Catholic University San Antonio will be a real deterioration in public educational quality and thus, the loss of that extra that made our campus a public institution of geriatric training future prospects ".
Therefore, from the PSOE they announce the start of how many shares are in your hands "to reverse this situation and gain approval for a new regulatory agreement practice that is beneficial both for them and for the future of the campus itself."
Finally, Nines Mazuecos has encouraged educational communities of Lorca schools and the region, especially the levels of 2nd cycle of ESO, Baccalaureate and FP, families and the general public to participate in open days Lorca Campus of 7 and April 8, "for the training offered by our University, and contribute to all the momentum you need this campus, just when support from the administration is so inadequate".
Source: PSOE Lorca