“It is definitive, the social health workers of the NHS enter the socio-health role” exults the senator of M5S Guidolin
The law for the conversion of the “support bis” decree has just been approved in the Senate, which recognizes the socio-health role of health and social workers, social workers and sociologists.
Finally these figures, indispensable for socio-health integration, are enhanced with the right legal recognition.
This institution, which is added to the previous health, technical, professional, administrative and research roles, can be strongly enforced at the next negotiating table for the renewal of the national contract for the health sector.
It is now necessary to work further for the category of socio-sanitary / health operators so that the training path is univocal, overcoming the current fragmentation of teaching at regional level.
For years I have been trying to give voice in every location to the legitimate requests of social and health workers, I am so satisfied with this result, which confirms the attention placed by the majority political forces and by the Government on the issues that involve them.
Nurse Times editorial staff