“An attack that affects not only an esteemed professional, but the entire healthcare team of the “San Giovanni di Dio”. The FP CGIL and the CGIL Area Vasta intervene firmly after the cowardly attack suffered in recent days by Dr. Antonio Sulla, a cardiologist at the Crotone hospital, who was hit while serving in his own department. For the union, it is no longer an isolated episode, but a civil drift that transforms doctors and nurses into the targets of the systemic deficiencies of public health.
The fulcrum of the union protest, signed by Francesco Grillo and Enzo Scalese, concerns the attitude of the Provincial Health Authority of Crotone. According to the CGIL, the ASP Management demonstrated unjustifiable inertia in securing the departments, despite the numerous cries of alarm raised in the past.
The union underlines that the protection of workers’ health and safety is not an optional choice, but a primary legal obligation. Leaving frontline staff without adequate safeguards would represent, according to the note, a heavy management responsibility that can no longer be hidden behind simple words of circumstance.
“I express the full closeness and solidarity of the entire group to our friend and colleague Dr. Antonio Sulla for the vile aggression suffered in recent days. It is unacceptable to continue to suffer physical and psychological violence and also be forced to work. Cui prodest? We are not soldiers in the trenches, we are professionals who guarantee (but for how long?), that right to health which people like this trample on, outraging not only the dignity of the professional, but also that of an entire profession, that of the doctor, which whether we like it or not, it still remains the only safeguard to safeguard everyone’s health.” So instead Luigi Ziccarelli – Anaao regional secretary.