UGT denounces the "critical" situation of the Formentera ambulance service
The union claims that IB-Salut has revoked workers' contracts, which has limited the service's operational capacity.
PalmThe UGT union has denounced the "critical" situation of urgent and scheduled medical transport in Formentera, which is "collapsed due to the lack of organization and management of the public company GSAIB." According to a statement, the revocation of employment contracts for weeks and the policy of not hiring workers leaves the island in a "critical" situation due to the shortage of emergency medical technicians (TES). UGT considered that this situation "is the direct result of the passive and alarming" dependence of IB-Salut on managing the personnel crisis that the sector has denounced for months and that the management of the public company is incapable of solving. It lamented that the lack of personnel to cover shifts is causing them to go unfilled and are being covered by extra guards from the rest of the staff or by professionals from scheduled medical transport.
Organization at its limit
UGT has criticized the company's "lack of planning" in hiring matters, which has led to a brain drain to other regions, leaving Ibiza and Formentera in a situation of "extreme vulnerability." UGT has explained that GSAIB currently has only one ambulance for scheduled transport active from Monday to Friday, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a single technician, which requires the mobilization of one of the two ambulances for emergency medical transport on the island. This situation occurs from Monday to Friday, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. and throughout the weekend.
UGT's Head of Medical Transport in the Balearic Islands, Javier Marín, has stated that "the health safety of residents and visitors of the Balearic Islands cannot continue to be compromised by the ineffectiveness of its managers. It is imperative that drastic and urgent measures be taken before we have to suffer the consequences." "What's happening in Formentera is serious. Current planning results in a dangerous increase in response times to accidents, heart attacks, strokes, and other critical situations where every minute counts. In addition to the lack of resources, materials, and the poor condition of vehicles, we've now also faced the problem of not renewing workers' contracts or making new hires."
