Logroño, 16 nov (EFE).-the Ministry of health, Social policy and equality has called on the Government of La Rioja to give citations “immediately” to the patients of the Basque municipalities bordering the community again and that “introduce” a dialogue with the Executive Basque to find an agreement.
In a letter which has had access Efe, the general Secretary of health, Alfonso Jiménez, asks La Rioja health, José Ignacio Nieto, Adviser to “solve, as soon as”, the problem with the patients of the Rioja Alavesa and Ribera Navarra, who were cared for in health centres in La Rioja and that, since September, do not have this assistance.
Nieto has explained at press conference that has received this letter and two calls from phone numbers of the Ministry on Monday and on Friday, but has insisted that the Government of La Rioja will sit down to negotiate at the time in which requested it the Basque Executive.
To questions from journalists on the contents of the letter, Advisor has pointed out that in the letter the Ministry requested that the Government of La Rioja and the Basque to agree. “At the time that asked it the Basque Government”, answered grandson asked him when that agreement can be produced.
About Navarre, before these statements Advisor said, in another meeting with journalists, that the agreement with the province and autonomous community will be resolved before the end of this month.
In the letter, in which the general Secretary of health is made available by the Rioja Government to boost dialogue, Alfonso Jiménez claims to be “aware” of the problems of management and economic that it can lead to care for patients of other communities, but that situation can not be assumed “difficulties to health care”.
“Is not necessary to remember the principles of our legal system, both the cohesion and quality of the national health system Act and the Constitution which enshrines the principle of solidarity between the autonomous communities between whose principles figure coordination and cooperation of the public health administrations”, adds Jiménez in the letter the Riojan counselor.
The general Secretary of health of the Ministry regrets that the Government of La Rioja has adopted this decision “without any prior negotiation”, and has insisted that it has been “deprived” Basque patients of health care that has been paid for “many years”, with “absolute normality” and “total satisfaction”.
“I put at your disposal for what you consider appropriate on this process and you have to inform you that I have approached the directors of health of the Basque country and Navarre to ask that they promote this dialogue which, necessarily, due for completion in agreements, while respecting the interests of the parties, focusing on providing the best possible health care to patients,” concluded the letter of the high office of the Ministry.
