Projecte Vida meets Demòcrates to address UCA addiction care gaps
Association supporting addicts and families discusses PISMA rollout delays, relapse management, and UCA improvements with Demòcrates party.
Key Points
- Meeting focused on PISMA implementation, relapse care continuity, and UCA service portfolio review delays.
- Projecte Vida criticized lack of protocols leading to patient expulsions after relapses.
- Demòcrates pledged to review concerns in parliamentary work.
- Part of ongoing consultations with political parties on civil society's role in addiction support.
Projecte Vida, an association supporting people with addictions and their families, met on Tuesday with representatives from the Demòcrates party to discuss operations at the Unitat de Conductes Addictives (UCA) and ways to improve patient conditions.
The meeting formed part of the association's ongoing monitoring efforts with various political parties. Key topics included rollout of the Pla Integral de Salut Mental i Addicions (PISMA), with a focus on ensuring continuity of care and better management of relapses. Projecte Vida has previously highlighted shortcomings in this area, such as the absence of protocols and instances where patients faced expulsion after relapsing.
Participants also addressed delays in several PISMA initiatives, including the overdue review of the UCA's service portfolio. Association members raised concerns about how these gaps affect individuals and their families. The discussion touched on the broader role of civil society groups in addiction support services.
According to Projecte Vida, Demòcrates representatives attentively heard the group's input and committed to reviewing the shared information as part of their parliamentary work. Demòcrates confirmed the encounter on social media, noting it centred on UCA operations and patient welfare.
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