The Commission for Deregulation, Social Welfare and Family of the Courts of Aragon has addressed this Thursday a proposal presented by the PSOE deputy Mónica Iglesias. In her initiative, she has called on the Aragonese Executive to implement a single health and social history in the Community, coordinated between the Department of Health, the Aragonese Institute of Social Services (IASS), local entities and the rest of the public services involved.
The non-binding proposal did not achieve sufficient support to proceed, receiving the opposing vote of PP and Vox in all its sections, while IU abstained on the first two points.
Thus, Mónica Iglesias explained that her proposal “seeks for health and social services to work in a coordinated manner to offer more effective and humane care to those who need it most.” She proposed the creation of “a single history, with all legal and data protection guarantees, which allows authorized professionals to share the essential information to better care for” those requiring attention.
On behalf of the PP, Luis José Arrechea stressed that in the last legislature “advances were already made in terms of socio-health coordination” and that work has been done with “steps and firm political will to streamline procedures.” He also reiterated the commitment of the current Aragonese Government to the development of a single social history.
From Vox, David Arranz acknowledged that the initiative raises relevant aspects for improving public service and care, but warned that “there are legal loopholes such as the very serious problems that would arise regarding data protection and privacy rights with the inclusion of the health record alongside the social one.”
Representing CHA, deputy Mary Carmen Bozal emphasized the need for “families going through a situation of vulnerability not to have to tell their story over and over again because it generates frustration, delays, and a great bureaucratic burden that falls on the caregivers.”
The spokesperson for IU, Marta Abengochea, insisted that “coordination between Departments is fundamental to guarantee quality care,” although she expressed reservations about whether “the single social and health history as formulated will serve this purpose,” in addition to showing concern about the protection of personal data.
