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The deputy spokesman of the PSOE in Lorca, Marisol Sanchez claims that the reduction of waiting lists in health in the Region of Murcia still does not reach Lorca and the other municipalities of the area III of Health, confirming once again that "health area III follows the tail of the Region of Murcia, recording the worst indicators in waiting times for first specialist consultation within the Region of Murcia".

According to new data offered in June by the Ministry of Health, the number of patients with no date assigned for first outpatient continues to rise, from 8,438 patients as indicators March to 8,789 in June.

That is, "in just three months, are 351 more people go to swell" a long list of patients from December 2015 registered an increase of 759 people, we forget, are patients who will still lagging diagnosis and subsequent treatment. "

With regard to waiting times for specialty data for June show that, except in general surgery and ophthalmology, specialty latter where if there has been a significant drop, the number of patients in the rest specialty continues to grow very worryingly.

In view of these indicators, the socialist mayor again require the Ministry of Health to end the discrimination suffered Area III health in terms of resources to address the serious waiting times experienced by patients in the area III health.

To do this, Marisol Sanchez reorders the reopening of management service admission appointments Rafael Mendez Hospital, currently closed on schedule evenings during the summer months, as this "indecent decision" is "a cut rather than delay the processing of those still waiting to be served by their first specialist consultation. "

Finally, Sanchez Jódar announces that at the marginalization that continue to suffer Lorca patients and other municipalities in the area III health, the Socialists will again take its information campaign to continue to serve the citizenry as a guide for these patients know how they can invoke their rights by law, as stated in Royal Decree 25/2006, assist them if exceed the maximum waiting times.

Source: PSOE Lorca