Adnkronos (Adnkronos) – "Our healthcare system is excellent, and we don't need to go abroad, but some adjustments are needed. A great machine we bought at a certain point needs an overhaul, so the NHS, after so many years, also needs an overhaul. Indeed, it needs a shake-up. At times, it's lagging behind in terms of its organization and the necessary reforms it requires.
It should start with the individual; the NHS is for the individual who needs to be accompanied and cared for. I imagine the general practitioner could do this. If we go to a travel agency for one destination, the agency doesn't send us somewhere else or make us wait, but provides us with a package deal.
So, if I go to my family doctor or case manager, that person or facility must be able to immediately provide me with what I need for my health. That way, if I'm accepted, I don't have to wait months or years, because waiting lists are the bane of our times.
We are launching a Manifesto that includes hospital-territory integration among its ten key points." This is what Francesco Vaia, currently a member of the National Authority for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, former director of the Spallanzani Institute for Infectious Diseases in Rome and later of Prevention at the Ministry of Health, said this morning on RTL 102.5.
"We don't have to invent anything: common sense is key," Vaia continues. "During the pandemic, we experimented with USCARs at Spallanzani Hospital: young doctors who went to people's homes—not with bare hands—but with tools like ultrasound scanners. They assessed the situation, and if there wasn't pneumonia, they avoided the hospital. This model had two advantages: the person was happy to stay at home, and it avoided hospital congestion. Telemedicine helps us with this, and will help us increasingly. Treatment should be done at home or in intermediate facilities, such as community centers."
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