The strategies and ways of those who manage Spanish social politics and healthcare have hardly changed in the last few decades but our society certainly has. And when a structure that is already quite rigid is put under pressure, it can break. With 30 years of experience in health management, I still continue to be surprised by the superficial nature of many politicians when addressing complex issues such as health, the future of our pensions or education. As time passes, we believe we have seen and heard it all, even the most absurd perspectives such as that of the recent one of a political group with regards to the donations of the owner of Inditex, Amancio Ortega. This is an argument that, from my point of view, has completely crossed the line and will be difficult to move past (although, I can´t say with complete certainty).READ MORE
El Departamento de Salud de La Ribera (Alzira) empezó a ser de gestión pública el 1 de abril de 2018 tras la reversión. Un año ha pasado ya. En mi opinión, tiempo más que suficiente para extraer las conclusiones de su funcionamiento para los ciudadanos y los profesionales. Valoraciones que, como habrán podido leer en mis dos entradas anteriores, son bastante lamentables. Sin embargo, los adalides de este improvisado y descoordinado plan lo siguen ‘vendiendo’ como un gran éxito (ideológico), no como un gran éxito (de gestión) y no hay que tirar mucho de hemeroteca para ver cómo el Hospital de Dénia también ha entrado en campaña. ¿No quieres caldo? Pues toma dos tazas.READ MORE
The Health Department of La Ribera (Alzira) began to be publicly managed on 1 April 2018, following the reversal. A year has since passed. In my opinion, more than enough time to draw conclusions about its performance for citizens and professionals alike. Valuations that, as you may have read in my previous two blog entries, are fairly deplorable. However, the champions of this improvised and uncoordinated plan continue to ‘flog’ it as a great (ideological) success, not as a great (management) success, and you don’t have to wade through too many newspapers to see how the Dénia Hospital has also joined the fray. It never rains but it pours.READ MORE
“Lo siento mucho por todos aquellos que vaticinaban que Alzira moriría de éxito una vez se desmarcara de la gestión privada”. Así empezaba la primera entrada de mi blog dedicada a la reversión del Departamento de Salud de La Ribera (Alzira), y que continuo hoy haciendo hincapié en la necesidad de publicar, analizar y comparar los resultados en salud, la calidad asistencial, las listas de espera para generar información pública y accesible a toda la población y contribuir, con nuevos enfoques, a la sostenibilidad y mejora de la calidad de la asistencia sanitaria de los valencianos. Arranca el capítulo 2.READ MORE
“I am very sorry for all those who predicted that Alzira would be a victim of its own success once it rid itself of private management”. Thus began the first part of my blog devoted to the reversal of La Ribera Healthcare Department (Alzira). Today, I press on with the need to publish, analyse and compare the results in health, healthcare and waiting lists in order to generate public information that is accessible to the entire population and to help -with new focal points- towards sustainability and improved quality of healthcare for those living in the Valencia region. Chapter 2 begins.READ MORE
