Professionals Dénia Health Department, disheartened by criticism of his work

Heads of Service, Directors of Basic Health Zones, coordinators and supervisors of Nursing and other middle management of Dénia Department of Health have issued a statement to fend off accusations they receive for their work in the media.

The statement begins lamenting "that this intersection of political and union statements and publications is resulting in a continuous disqualification of the care provided in the Department of Health", Remembering that "they confuse legitimate criticism of management models with the disqualification of the work done by professionals".

Because of the attacks to which they are subjected, discouragement has grown considerably among the group of professionals in the department, "we see how our work is not recognized, and also causes growing mistrust among the population, which undermines the patient's relationship with health professionals, essential for offering quality care", The statement said.

As for the quality offered by the Department of Health of Dénia, note that healthcare is demonstrated "in the different reports and evaluations of the Ministry of Health and other independent organizations, and with accessibility (delays) among the lowest in the Valencian Community".

They also report that "Regardless of how the ownership of the center remains, those who provide care are the professionals, who are the ones who will continue to care for patients whether or not the change of ownership occurs" and that "The deterioration of the image of the professionals and the Department of Health does not benefit the inhabitants of our region at all, it is going to cost a lot to recover it, and it only benefits those who have an interest in the poor functioning of Public Health".

Finally, health professionals request that «our work, which we try to carry out with the best of efforts, is respected and we avoid generating unjustified fears among the population» because "The best defense of Public Health is to make it work, which is what all of us who work in this Department of Health try to do".