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Beyond bucolic images, the storm Filomena that has covered the capital with snow is causing problems for health professionals.

According to the Satse Nursing Union in Madrid, it is affecting hospitals, both public and private, where health workers are tripling their shifts since yesterday afternoon (afternoon-evening and tomorrow today), and, on occasions, up to four shifts of work, according to Workers' Commissions.

Many professionals who serve rural care services (RAS) are isolated, and Satse points out that he has had to speak with the administration so that they can attend them with blankets, food and portable heaters (Civil Protection is also bringing them food and portable heaters), At the same time, residences and social health centers are being affected.

In turn, the Samur Social ambulances and vehicles are encountering difficulties, to the point many times of having to stop the vehicle on the side of the road.

"They are not prepared and do not wear chains," they assure from Satse, highlighting "the impressive work being done by many health professionals who have been working for more than 24 hours without interruption."

Problems in pharmacies

The covid vaccination of health professionals in Madrid has also not been able to start in centers such as the Alcorcón Hospital, as Comisiones Obreras has indicated to this media, and centers such as the La Paz Hospital have seen their main entrance blocked by snow.

"It has not been planned to clean the entrances," they denounce from the union.

"At the same time, the nurses on the afternoon shift have not been able to leave, because those on the next shift have not arrived, and they have had to double shifts," these sources added to this medium.

"We do not know who is reporting or who is in charge, the managements are out of control ...", he sums up.

Pharmacists have not fared better.

In fact, the Federation of Pharmaceutical Distributors (Fedifar) indicates to this medium that the distribution of medicines and health products has not been able to reach pharmacies;

they are in contact with the authorities to try to restore service as soon as possible.

Still, Luis González, president of the Madrid COF, explains that "everything is quite well controlled and all the pharmacies on duty are open, even in the mountains. Yes, incidents are reaching us, and there are cases in which a pharmacist has not been able to open and the pharmacist in the town next door is doing an emergency reinforcement. "

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