The Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs in the Andalusian Board, Rocío Hernández, stated on Thursday that the «violation» of the obligation to pay its employees by the company granted the health transport of the Andalusian Health Service (SAS) in the south of Crudoba, could lead to a fine, to make it a sure thing.
Hernández responded in this way during the plenary session of the Andalusian Parliament to Immaculata Nieto, the spokesperson for Andalusia in the autonomous chamber, who had previously requested a solution for the mentioned employees of the Ambulance Service of the Councilor in the South of Cran. And then the company is accused when the «punishment file that was opened is resolved.
Along with this, Nieto asked Hernández to «save the service, due to the blatant violation of the contract by the winning company, and for the Andalusian Board to directly provide the workers who are in need and the population of the affected municipalities with an ambulance when needed.»
Given this, Rocío Hernández stated that in their advice they have not «crossed swords», because on January 27th they «urged the company to regularize payments» to their workers «and» Two days later, the company replied that they were in a recapitalization process and that they would proceed, according to a schedule, to pay the payrolls «, but» they have only paid one payroll so far. «
However, as emphasized by the Minister of Health, on February 13th, «we requested a certification of knowledge of payments and, we did not receive that certification, as they do not know the payments, on February 27th, a file» against the winning company began.
Regarding the Board’s decision to directly pay the workers the salaries owed to them, the Minister of Health said it would be «nice, if possible, to pay the workers directly, but there are issues that we cannot address, as we must respect the rules and we cannot pay whoever «fits with us or who does not feel that way»,
In any case, Hernández has insisted that «this penalty» file is open and health continues «at the top, to ensure payment conditions, and we continue with this process, because the company, since January 27th, this violation could lead to a fine, therefore. Speaking, at 10% of the contract price, and even to contract termination, if necessary «.
Ambulance hole
On the other hand, Rocío Hernández also responded to the spokesperson for the Andalusian front, José Ignacio García, who, during the same plenary session of the Andalusian Parliament, reminded the councilor that «for more than 30 years» it was clear: «Why is this measure and, especially, when will the urgent ambulance return to the frontline? «
Given this, Hernández explained that «the order of urgency and extrahospital care is carried out based on technical criteria», as it is a «clinical management issue», of «organization of which, an extrahospital urgent care», and before in the Aguilar there was «an A1 type ambulance», which «only allows the less serious transfers», while «for the emergency of Type C emergency, with advanced life support and this is what they have now.
Specifically, as stated by the councilor, Aguila «is covered with three A1 ambulances, up to a radius of less than 20 kilometers, as established by the emergency and extrahospital care plan of Andalusia» and also «has a Type C ambulance, as that priority emergency care is no better.