Seville, (EFE).- The hiring of toilets in the Andalusian public system during this summer will rise to more than 35,000, which represents an increase of 0.12 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and double that of 2018 .
The data have been offered this Wednesday by the Minister of Health and Consumption, Catalina García. During an appearance in Parliament to present the summer contingency plan. She in which she has detailed that most of the contracts correspond to hospitals and the rest to primary care (almost 5,000). This is 25.6% more than the previous year.
The counselor wanted to make it clear that after the end of the contracts for the summer, these toilets will continue within the Andalusian Health System.
Regarding the demand for beds and the closure of hospital floors, he stressed that between the months of January and May there have been 97% of beds available. While in the summer period 90% of hospital beds will be enabled.
disused plants
In this regard, he has detailed that last summer the occupancy of these hospital beds was 62.12%. At the same time, he has highlighted that the availability of operating rooms this year will be 83%. While that of beds has increased by 13% compared to the previous summer.
Catalina García has rejected the accusations of the PSOE about the closure of plants. And she has assured: “no plants have been closed, but they are in disuse since they are not necessary at the moment. And if at any time it is necessary, they are available for use.
The socialist spokesperson in the commission, María Ángeles Prieto, has denounced the lack of professionals and has said that the contingency plan “arrives a little late”, after which she has stressed that “reinforcements are needed and not cuts”.
He has also denounced that Andalusia is in last place in the ranking of the autonomous communities with the “worst” figures on waiting lists in Spain, to which the counselor has replied that “that is completely false.”
Regarding the lack of professionals, he has indicated that “it is not a problem of political color. Five years have passed, five ministers and there is no solution”. EFE
