The new ‘My Digital Health’ app, a virtual radiological center and a oncological plan or the recovery of the ‘Young Cooperants’ cooperation program These are some of the news that the regional president, Emiliano García-Page, has left in matters of health and social well-being during his intervention in the State of the Region Debate.
Regarding the application, he has advanced that, in addition to make an appointment, it will make it possible to consult medical reportswill include personal alerts about appointments, treatments or medication pickups. «You will remember the appointments, because unfortunately There is a quite unfortunate percentage of people who do not keep appointments. With which, it collapses others who do who would want to go,” lamented the regional president, who has also advanced a virtual pill box for the effective management of medications.
«We are going to create a virtual radiological center of Castilla-La Mancha and a platform to monitor the treatment of chronic patients, which will go live in the second half of 2025. We are going to start with diabetic patients and the next cases that may be considered are patients using respiratory therapies and patients with cardiological pathologies,” he explained.
That said, he has assured that in 2025 the region will have a comprehensive oncology planwhich is going to propose an endless number of measures, while stating that all provinces will have “the best and most advanced treatment.”
Regarding health infrastructure, he has indicated that the estimated date to inaugurate the expansion of the Alcázar de San Juan hospital will be at the end of 2028 or beginning of 2029, while the one in Cuenca will be inaugurated on December 19, « We believe that at the highest level.
The functional plan of the Guadalajara hospital, which will be definitive next year, and that of the Provincial Hospital and that of the Valley, both in Toledo, are other of the advances that the Castilian-La Mancha president has left, who has pointed out that also The functional plan of the National Hospital for Paraplegics will be reviewed.
In terms of Wellbeing, it has announced that, throughout the year 2025, the regional government will recover and promote the youth aid program that the region had many years ago. «It is about training people, committed people, who end up being a new incubator of militants of the cooperation model that, as in all sectors, has to be rejuvenated and it has to have new assets,” defended García-Page, who has also announced that in January 2025 the public consultation for the International Cooperation Law will begin.
«In 2025, In terms of dependency, we will fulfill the commitment to digitize 95% of the telecare service terminals. We will increase this year, and we will consolidate in the future, 300 new places in the SEPAP-MejoraT service, which will mean five new services in the region.”
In addition to advancing the expansion of chair aids and all types of support products for people with mobility or disability problems, worth more than 10 million euros in the field of senior policy, has assured that in the coming months the work on the Center will be completed of Alzheimer’s of Albacete.
«We will inaugurate the Tarancón Day and Senior Center at the end of the year and next year we will launch the new social tourism program, which will reach many more people, over 55 years of age, and will also offer islands, international tourism and cruises,” he added.
That said, he has also mentioned that in the In the first half of 2025, new nursing homes will be launched. “Two at least in 2025, in Elche de la Sierra and Chinchilla, and six more that will be under construction throughout the following and subsequent year.”
“Also We are going to increase this year the price collaboration for each place to companies and societies and to agents who have residences from the private sector. We are going to improve the conditions of that price so that in this way we can not only better remunerate the staff, but also comply with the dignity commitments that the centers must have,” he admitted.
On the other hand, in his speech, the regional president also referred to the increase of 3 million euros in financing to launch the social concert of the protection centers and first reception for minors in Castilla-La Mancha.
«In the first half of the 25th we will inaugurate a center, the Child Care Center, in Albacete. “It will be to attend to the first reception, with a humanitarian nature, in addition to a service that has already been open and specialized in that city for many years and to the liking of the entire society of Albacete.”
A new regulation to regulate the training services model, early care services in the hospitals of Guadalajara and Cuenca, the increase in the disability call to attend and reinforce the public network by almost 5 million euros, as well as the end of the works on the day care centers for people with disabilities in Torrijos, in Alcaraz and in Motilla de Palancar, are other of the novelties that the head of the regional Executive has slipped during his speech.
In terms of Education, García-Page has advanced new developments such as a new network of university residences, “sustainable” and with aid for those who cannot pay for themwhich will come to “cover the housing need during university time” even for people who need to work. «Hotels for students».
More than 1,100 million euros will be exceeded in Innovation and Researchwith a Plan with a horizon of 2027 hand in hand with the private sector that contemplates 20% more than currently; and in the coming months, once autumn has passed, there will also be “a new call for research projects” with 10 million euros.
An action protocol against high temperatures in educational centers It also appears in García-Page’s plans, with 50 million euros; a project to improve digital skills in depopulated areas; and advance free education from 2 to 3 years in 131 municipalities with up to 10,000 inhabitants These are other lines of action put forward by the socialist.
A new decree of coexistence in the educational community has also been explained from the speakers’ gallery, which he hopes will be taken as an example in the parliamentary headquarters.
As a balance, he has cited achievements such as the fact that up to 75 rural schools operate with fewer than four students, the 57,000 new Vocational Training places or the 40% increase in spending for 136 new school cafeterias that reach 116,000 scholarships. “More than 85 million euros so that those who cannot afford it have food.”
Likewise, he has cited the more than half a million scholarships for bookstogether with the Book Bank, which has launched the system this school year for more than 200,000 students, in a strategy that “has only just begun” and manages to save 200 euros for each beneficiary family.
Among the cultural announcements, he has spoken of the launch of around twenty exhibitions throughout the region, with ua large exhibition at the Museum of Santa Cruz de Toledo in 2025adding the enhancement of archaeological sites with a new strategy.
Finally, in the Sports area he wanted to mention the collaboration to launch the inclusive sports technology center run by the National Hospital for Paraplegics.