The national secretary of the FIMMG, James Mililo announces in "La Stampa" vital news for the reorganization of the country's health system. In response to the Minister of Health, Renato Balduzzi, the family doctors union stated that medical offices will be open seven days a week, equipped to perform analyzes and diagnostic tests (less complex). Obviously this will be a demanding undertaking for Italian doctors but Mililo is very optimistic and intends to make the opening as soon as possible. It is only to be hoped that words will be followed by deeds.
The purpose of this service will be to "reduce by a good 50% improper access to the emergency room and waiting lists" explains the secretary. In his opinion, it is important for an Italian citizen to be able to contact his trusted doctor as much as possible instead of a medical guard who usually does not even have access to a patient's health profile. Clearly, all this will require a new working system for doctors who individually cannot carry out the task 7 days a week. Balduzzi has issued a decree that guarantees medical offices open 7 hours a day, but for now they will be open from 24 to 8 every day. day of the week. The performance it will be equipped for this, as well as for carrying out diagnostic checks which will be made possible thanks to the organization of the team able to carry out ultrasounds, electrocardiograms, spirometry and analyzes such as blood sugar or cholesterol.
With regard to neighborhood clinics, Mililo explains that "we must not stick to a model" and that with his system the family doctor will be more contactable than in the past. Furthermore, responding to the rumors that in this way the prescriptions from doctors will become redundant, the secretary declared that Fimmg has "one of the lowest prescribing rates in Europe" and the appropriateness of prescriptions is 75% against 40% for hospitals. The interviewer from La Stampa challenged Giacomo Mililo when he asked for clarifications on the fees of members of his organization, which reach 120 euros a year with only 15 compulsory hours in the office for each doctor. the Fimmg secretary explained that the expenses also include the payment of studies and the cost of home visits, and that very often doctors work more than eight hours a day.
