MADRID, 2 (EUROPA PRESS)
The Ministry of health, Social Affairs and equal sent a request to the Government of La Rioja that will override the instructions given by the Ministry of health and social services of La Rioja to the inside health of Logroño, where called to provide specialized, non-urgent health care to new patients from neighbouring towns in the province alavesa.
“We understand that the adoption of this measure by the autonomous community of La Rioja is the unilateral breaking of the tacit Pact agreed between the two communities affected and, consequently, a violation of the principle of institutional loyalty which should govern all acts and relationships between public administrations,” explains health.
Therefore asked that health care denied to citizens, “it implies the collapse of the right of access to health benefits in terms of effective equality” restore that applies to all citizens. And remember that the State has exclusive competence on the bases and the overall coordination of health, as is evident in the Spanish Constitution.
Also explains, in this previous requirement has been taken into account that some neighbouring populations of the Alava province, such as Laguardia, Labastida or Oyón, have been traditionally assisted in health institutions publish of Logroño for the geographical difficulties posed for this population access to the health centres in Vitoria.
Finally, as part of an agreement between public administrations, explains that both La Rioja and the Basque country can ask modification of the agreement or its termination, but this must be done within a specified period, and in case of not reaching consensus, reminds them that there are rules and principles that govern its development.
“The replacement of the tacit Pact between the two communities by an express Covenant with the eventual compensation by el PaÃs Vasco requires a minimum time of study”, recalls, at the time that warns that “cooperation and coordination of the public health administrations is absolutely essential to ensure citizens the right to protection of health, with the aim of ensuring equity and quality of the national health system”.
