Budget of the Ministry of Health and Social Policy for 2012
Palacios: "It is realistic and responsible budgets, whose main goal is to keep health care after closing the stage for greater investment in health in the history of the Region"
The budgets represent 47.5 percent of total regional government, rose by 5.4 percent in Social Policy and maintain all regional programs in Health
In 2012 opened centers Sutullena Lorca Health, Floridablanca, James the Greater, Aljucer and Murcia and doctors' Center of La Palma, La Torrecilla and Campos del Río
In the actions planned for 2012 highlights the commitment to research, rising by 21.9 percent, with the new building project of the Institute for Biomedical Research Murciano (IMIB)
The Minister of Health and Social Policy, Maria Angeles Palacios, presented today before the Committee on Economy, Finance and Budget of the Regional Assembly the draft of his department budgets for 2012, amounting to 2.186 million euros.
These assumptions are, in Palacios, "the clearest evidence of the liability assumed by the regional government with its citizens to maintain social policies.
The investment of 2.186 million euros in Health and Social Policy represents 47.5 percent of total non-financial budget of the Autonomous Community, which represents an increase of one point from the previous year.
Health Only this budget represents about 42 percent of the total.
The resources allocated to the Instituto Murciano Social Action (IMAS) increased by 5.4 percent from 2011 to meet the growing demand of aid dependency and the needs of the poor.
Palacios said "effort" of the regional and state budgets recalled that the Ministry of Health, Social Policy and Equality in relation to Health, a fall suffered in 2011 nearly 16 percent and 47 percent reduction in strategies health.
During his speech, stressed the need for a "grand bargain of State to ensure adequate financing of public health system and allow ta maintain standards of quality."
Social Policy
In the area of ​​Social Policy consolidates a wide network of centers with 2355 residential places, 932 in day centers for elderly people, 1,114 residential places and 2,155 places in day centers for the disabled.
The minister said that "the regional government is working tirelessly to implement the Law of the Unit, of which nearly 52,000 have benefited from Murcia who already have access to economic aid and assistance".
Thus, according to data published by the Imserso, the Region of Murcia is the ninth in the seventh made and opinions regarding beneficiaries served.
The IMAS is directly providing services to people in need and, therefore, Palacios said, "is the most we have promoted so that no senior, no less disabled and in need of care no longer be treated early."
In older people is the creation of 53 beds Residential Care for Dependent and increased by 50 percent in the home help service and Telecare for serving those who have requested these services.
It also extends by 77 percent in services associated with residential care, day centers and home help.
On the second pillar, Disability, in a notable increase in budget resources for people with mental disorder.
Thus, in order to meet the growing demand increases by more than 600,000 euros in the previous period's concert residential places and day care centers by the non-profit entities and a municipal
Health
In the Health section highlights the "significant" increase in the budget of the Foundation for Health Research and Training, in charge of the R + D + i of the regional Health at 21.9 percent, two million more than in 2011.
The Minister of Health stated that "this is possible thanks to the many competitive contests that our projects have won state funding achieved."
During 2012, Palacios said, "realizing our firm commitment to health research which will be key Murciano Institute for Biomedical Research (IMIB)."
IMIB recalled that this year was established 42 research groups and over 500 professionals Murcia Health Service (SMS) and the Ministry and the universities.
The next year, according to Palacios moved, will the proposed new building IMIB in Arrixaca area.
This is a project planned for the next four years, with support from the Instituto Carlos III, and that places Murcia "the head" in biomedical research in Spain.
Also allocated one million euros to build a clean room in the Arrixaca research, which will deepen in addressing major neurodegenerative diseases and injuries and will be one of the few in the country to be accredited.
This chapter also highlights the investment of two million euros to create a new pathogen-free Animalario work treatments and animal models for drug development, especially for cancers of the colon and esophagus.
Public Health continues the implementation of the Program for the Prevention of Colorectal Cancer, the Breast Cancer Prevention, Education Plan for School Health, the Tobacco Prevention Program and plans for HIV / AIDS, which joins the Healthy University Project at the University of Murcia.
From planning implementation remains sectoral health actions in several areas to combat major diseases and improve the health of the population.
Plans are still in front of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Diabetes, Ischemic Heart Disease, Stroke and Action Plan for the Improvement of Medicines.
It also participates in the pilot, along with the Balearic Islands and Valencia, the proposed Medical Records National Health System, thanks to "our excellent computer network," said the minister.
In 2012 there are planned works though, as said Palacios, "concludes the period of increased investment in infrastructure."
Thus, the completion of works for Health Centers Sutullena Lorca, Floridablanca, James, and Aljucer, and the entry into service of Murcia Health Center clinics Center and La Palma, La Torrecilla and Fields Río.
Management and efficiency
The Minister of Health said that "the central purchasing and logistics of the SMS is a 180 degree turn in the supply of products needed for health care."
So he said, improves bargaining power significantly reducing prices and the implementation of the logistics platform will have 13 stores to have one.
The goal is to make 85 percent of purchases through this new model which has been awarded more than a dozen contracts.
Since late 2010 that the project began, and 2011 forecasts, the potential savings is 12.1 million euros.
With regard to pharmaceutical expenditures, approval of the Plan for the Rational Use of Drugs to the implementation of various programs, is bearing fruit to contain and reduce spending.
This is demonstrated by the data from this past year, with decreases in these seven months and saving close to a million and half euros a month.
Source: CARM