The professionals of La Inmaculada Hospital hold their traditional tribute to retired health workers.

The Northern Health Management Area of Almeria has once again organised various activities to celebrate the Day of the Immaculate Conception, which gives its name to the regional hospital, located in the town of Huércal-Overa. The event included a presentation on the ‘Humanisation Plan for the Andalusian Public Health System’. As well as the traditional tribute to the staff retiring in 2022 and the presentation of the ‘La Inmaculada’ nursing research awards.

The managing director of the Northern Health Management Area, José Miguel Medina, stressed that this is a day on which “we are facing a time when, having overcome the worst moments of the pandemic, it is time to recover the human contact lost in some aspects. It is time to return to the previous healthcare activity, with the humanisation of all healthcare processes as a fundamental pillar of the system”.

The Director of the Andalusian Humanisation Plan and Director of Nursing at the Poniente University Hospital, Chelo Artero, presented the progress made to date in the implementation of the Plan (projects, lines of collaboration with the Andalusian Health Quality Agency (ACSA), collaboration agreements, accompaniment protocol, as well as visits. He also presented the wide range of training courses being offered by the Plan.

Artero stressed that “humanisation is one of the priority lines of work for the Regional Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs during this term of office, along with efficiency and accessibility”. “All the health centres are deploying the lines of work in the four cross-cutting areas of the Plan, such as: Organisational, structural, care and relational through the work of the Humanisation Commissions of both primary care and hospital centres.