Even if he PSOE of Andalusia (PSOE-A) to try manipulate reality arguing that the Junta of Andalusia of Juanma Moreno is in the process of “destroying” the public health in the community, the truth is that, with the numbers in hand, the health expenses of 1,765 euros per inhabitant by 2025 it’s already 51% higher to Andalusian spending that existed in 2018, the last year of the PSOE governing Andalusia.
THE Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs of the Government of Andalusia, Rocío Hernándezhighlighted this Thursday in the Plenary of Parliament that the budget of the Junta de Andalucía represents an increase of 4.1% compared to 2024, where it amounted to 1,695 euros, and “consolidates the path of growth”, with 51% more than in 2018 Thus, the expenditure per capita was 1,169 euros, 596 less than currently.
Hernández estimated that this increase in per capita spending is “a demonstration of the commitment of this Government for Andalusian health care, public and free”, because it has had an impact, “never before, in the history of Andalusia“So much has been invested in the public health of Andalusians.” The owner recalled that more than 31% of the total Andalusian budgets are intended for games Healthmore precisely, the Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs will manage 15,247 million euros. This represents almost 1,000 million euros more than what was budgeted in 2024 (6.92% more) and represents 7.4% of Andalusian GDPaccording to figures collected by the Council in a press release.
In his speech to the plenary session, he insisted that these testimonies “show once again the determined commitment of this Government by the public health system of Andalusia“, while “allowing the continuity of the measures implemented so that the system has more professionals, more health devices and greater coverage for the benefit of Andalusians”, as well as “deepens equity between the provinces, both in “the increase in catalog infrastructures as well as in the implementation of new electromedical equipment.
In this sense, the advisor detailed that this budget “will make it possible to increase and improve health infrastructure with an investment of 572 million euros, 3% more than in 2024of which 435 million will be devoted to work and improvements to hospital centers, while 126 million will be invested in the Primary care. Likewise, these accounts will also allow us to continue betting on improving the working conditions of the staff of the Andalusian Health Service, since they will be allocated to staff 7,140 million euros, or 5.1% more than expected the previous year.
SO, 347 million euros more intended for the economic remuneration of staff. In fact, they are planning to increase the structural workforce of the Andalusian health service of nearly 7,000 soldiers, which represents an increase of 7.35% in a single year. At this point, Hernández recalled that SAS’s goal is to achieve 94% stabilization of the workforce this year: “It’s an ambitious goal, but one that we are getting closer to.”
Finally, the head of the sector, who stressed that it is a budget with a “great social vocation, which places emphasis on the most vulnerable groups and on improving the health conditions of Public health system of Andalusia», underlined that 35% of the budget of the Andalusian Health Service (SAS) will be allocated to primary care. “A percentage which allows us to continue to respect one of the points of the Pact for the improvement of primary care signed last year with the unions, which sets it at a minimum of 25%”, he concluded .
