A week without seeing an oncologist at the Hospital del Bierzo. The problems with this specialty remain unresolved and those affected, family members and patients, have taken 80,000 signatures collected to the Ministry of Health to resolve the deficit that this hospital centre is suffering from .
José Miguel Abralia is the son of an oncology patient. His mother was admitted for two weeks and noticed the deficiencies in the care . He decided to launch a virtual signature collection campaign where he managed to add 70,000 to the 10,000 physical signatures he has already registered with the Ministry of Health.
They do not rule out mobilizing, but they will continue to make noise because there have only been improvements in outpatient clinics, not in a specialty that only had two of four places filled. “ It is a flagrant situation and the worst thing is that it is becoming normal ,” Abraila pointed out.
In addition to collecting signatures, they have distributed posters throughout the capital of Bierzo to raise awareness among the population about the need to fight to ensure that medical places are filled and that the region can have good health care . They have also opened profiles on social networks X and Instagram where patients and their families show the situation they are going through.
The president of the Junta de Castilla y León, Alfonso Fernández Mañueco, has recently announced a Functional Plan to ensure care at the Hospital del Bierzo following the problems detected in the oncology service . At the same time, he has guaranteed improvements in the reference health centre in Bierzo.