Health and CCAA study responsible self-discharge to avoid primary school bureaucracy meltdown in face of flu wave

In light of the increase in influenza and COVID-19 cases, the Minister of Health, Monica Garcia, It was announced that the Ministry of Health will today ask autonomous regions to explain themselves on the grounds for three-day sick leave for patients with mild symptoms.

As she herself announced at Onda Cero, this measure “is already structural in many countries” and is also a “requirement for professionals” to “self-certify that they have a minor illness within the first three days” without Adding more work load. .

“Given the current situation, we ask that it be enabled Systems for managing flu and COVID-19 sick leave electronically. There is already a precedent. The bureaucratic process of exit hinders aid, even more so at the stage we are currently in. ” said Jaume Padrós, president of the Official College of Physicians of Barcelona (COMB, the second largest in Spain), on his account on the social network X (formerly Twitter).

“It is shown that sick leave is part of the Nursing Act and is therefore a function of the doctor, not its processing. There is an urgent need to implement figures for clinical assistants to perform this and other administrative functions,” opined. He added, “Absenteeism certification is not a medical practice. There are millions of ‘visits’ that impede health care activities. It was a mistake to accept this in the past; to retain it now is negligent given the major problems in health care.” “System: Lack of toilets. “

The Catalan Doctors Union (Metges de Catalunya, MC) expressed its support for the restoration of the sick leave application mechanism through self-responsibility certificates, which users can use to deal with short-term incapacity to work. Go to the health center. MC recalled that this solution “has been activated during different waves of the pandemic and has proven its effectiveness in reducing the number of visits to primary health centers.”

Wearing masks at health centers

The minister also said on Monday that compulsory wearing of masks in health and social care centers and pharmacies was the “most effective” measure in the face of the resurgence of influenza and other respiratory viruses, which she will submit to the Transnational Commission on Monday, EFE reported. District Health Board.

In a separate interview with Telecinco, García admitted that there had been a “worrying resurgence” of influenza in the last week and therefore said he was meeting with the autonomous community today to be “proactive” and that all citizens have “no matter where they live” You’re always protected the same everywhere you go,” and wearing a mask is one of the measures reported to be “more effective.”

The minister distinguished between influenza and health collapse, stressing that in some communities “collapse means the river is flooding” and “when the river is flooding, everyone has to help and see what measures are taken” into next year.