The Calpe Town Council has conveyed to those responsible for the Denia health area the concern of many residents about the lack of doctors at the Calpe Health Centre and the consequent decline in primary care in the municipality.
This morning the Mayor of Calpe, Ana Sala, and the councillor for health, Itziar Doval, held a meeting with the heads of the health department, specifically the Director of Primary Care at Denia Hospital, Óscar Morell, the Director of Nursing at the Hospital, Rosa Gregori, and the manager of the Department of Health, Juan Puig.
The heads of the health department have indicated that after the reversion of the management of the Denia hospital, a total of 19 posts were created in the entire health area, two of which corresponded to two doctors for the Calpe Health Centre. However, to date, these two posts remain unfilled due to a lack of interested candidates on the job pool, that is to say, no doctor has applied to fill the two posts in Calpe.
The posts are budgeted for and a job pool was created to fill them, although the problem lies in the lack of personnel to fill them. They have also pointed out that 55% of the lack of doctors in the Valencian Community is concentrated in the areas of Denia and Alcira.
However, those responsible for the Denia health area have emphasised that at the Calpe Health Centre a physiotherapist post, three nursing assistant posts and eight nursing posts have been created and filled.
The efforts being made by the medical staff at the Calpe Health Centre, who are overworked, to maintain the quality of care have also been emphasised.
Both the municipal authorities and those from the health department have committed to continuing to meet to find solutions that can improve the health situation in the municipality.