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The Deputy Speaker Municipal Socialist Group, Marisol Sanchez, began his appearance highlighting "the scandalous numbers off the waiting lists in the Health Area III which includes the municipalities of Lorca, Aguilas, Puerto Lumbreras, Aledo and Totana and assists a population of 166 341 people. speak of official data published by the Ministry of Health, which publishes them twice a year (December 31 and June 30) ".

Sanchez has detailed that "these figures, totally unacceptable, reflect that people who exceed the maximum waiting times for specialist consultation the first 50 days as laid down in the Act are 2313. Were broken down as follows: 861 trauma , urology 584, 289 general surgery, dermatology 90, ophthalmology and cardiology 75 57 ".

Social responsibility has reported that "these data we add 2105 people waiting to enter the waiting list, the height of impudence. Shelled data are: 887 cardiology, orthopedics 610, 373 dermatology, ophthalmology 156 , 31 gynecology, neurology and general surgery 30 18 ".

Jodar Sanchez added that "data regarding surgical intervention, which as laid down in law can not exceed 150 days, there are now 155 people whose expected ranges between 181 and 365. Moreover, it seems very severe, 61 people have been waiting over a year. "

"In addition, 402 people have been waiting between 91 and 180 days for surgery, we suspect that a significant portion of these patients will have exceeded the maximum waiting time permitted by law, as I mentioned above, are 150 days", he insisted.

Lorca The mayor stressed that "this dramatic situation is the result of cuts in health: Health crop is playing with people's lives."

Marisol Sanchez has completed stating that "Royal Decree 25/2006 of March 31, Article 6 provides guarantees in case of delay. If the deadlines set by the Ministry itself are violated, the affected party may request assistance at another center in the Region and even in the rest of the country. moving expenses, under Article 6.4, and the other will assume the SMS. invite all those affected by this situation to inform from the headquarters of our party or the office that we the City of administrative procedures to be followed. "

Source: PSOE Lorca