Positive meeting of President Occhiuto and the Commissioner Structure with the Competent Community

On Wednesday, at the Citadel, the Honorable Commissioner Occhiuto received a delegation from the Competent Community, coordinated by Rubens Curia. Sub-commissioners Esposito and Fantozzi, the Commissioner of the Zero Miserendino Company and the General Director of the Calabrò Health Protection Department were present at the meeting. The fruitful discussion, which lasted over two hours, saw the participation of numerous speakers, including those of Marina Galati, Rosaria Brancati, Rita Ciciarello, Fausto Sposato, Isa Mantelli, Stefania Marino, Giacomina Durante, Maria Teresa Napoli, Giovanni Marino and Franco Epiphanius. President Occhiuto, concluding the meeting, expressed gratitude towards the Competent Community for its constant contribution to local and initiative healthcare in Calabria. Accepting some proposals that emerged from the debate, Occhiuto committed himself to several key points: 1. Publication of the DCA for the distribution to the Provincial Health Authorities of the funding relating to the Plan for the prevention of pathological gambling. 2. Publication of the DCA for the “Reorganization of the Family Counseling Network” with the aim of strengthening them. 3. Reactivation of the “Control Room” for the New Piana Hospital. 4. Convocation of the representatives of the Internal Outpatient Specialists for the redetermination of the spending ceiling envisaged by DCA 82/2015 and the implementation of the New Contractual Agreement, promoting a new protagonism of the outpatient specialist in healthcare. 5. Recruitment of psychologists in Mental Health Services, Family Counseling Centers and SERDs, using the competitive ranking of the former Pugliese-Ciaccio Hospital. 6. Experimental implementation of the health budget. Enhancement of the professional nurse in local healthcare. 8. Speeding up purchases of medical equipment financed by the CIPE Resolution of July 2019. 9. Reduction of waiting lists. 10. Implementation of the “National Health Equity Programme”, with particular attention to oncology screening, gender medicine and mental health. 11. Establishment of the Regional Table on Autism. The Competent Community delegation thanked President Occhiuto and the Commissioner Structure for the positive discussion. The President reiterated that only a convinced collaboration between the Institutions, the Volunteers and the Healthcare Workers will be able to respond to the health needs of the Calabrians.

The Competent Community Spokesperson Rubens Curia