BASED ON THE MINISTERIAL ORDER DATED SEPTEMBER 9, 1981, OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOR, HEALTH AND SOCIAL SECURITY, AUTHORIZING THE TERRITORIAL DELEGATES TO BE ABLE TO ESTABLISH SHIFTS IN THE MIDDLE RURAL AMONG DOCTORS AND PRACTITIONERS TO ATTEND THE SERVICES THAT CORRESPOND TO THE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AND THE REST OF THE WEEK FROM FIVE IN THE AFTERNOON TO NINE HOURS OF THE NEXT DAY, AND TO THE TRANSFORMATION THAT THIS IMPLIES IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE IN THE RURAL ENVIRONMENT, AS WELL AS THE SPECIAL LINKAGE OF LARGE PARTS OF RURAL AREAS STAFF FOR SOCIAL SECURITY, IT IS ALSO CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE TO SET UP SHIFTS FOR MEDICAL STAFF AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS PROVIDING SERVICES TO SOCIAL SECURITY IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, AND THIS IS WHY THIS DIRECTORATE-GENERAL IS RESOLVED:

SET SHIFTS FOR SERVICE ATTENTION ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AND THE REST OF THE WEEK FROM FIVE IN THE AFTERNOON TO NINE HOURS THE NEXT DAY, BY MEDICAL STAFF AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN THE CASE OF SOCIAL SECURITY SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS, FOR WHICH THE CRITERIA LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 32.2 OF DECREE 2766/1967 OF 16 NOVEMBER ON HEALTH CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL SERVICES ARE TO BE FOLLOWED. TO THAT END, IN THE ORDER OF 9 SEPTEMBER 1981, THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR, HEALTH AND SAFETY SOCIAL, WITH RESPECT TO THE PARTICULARITIES AND ORGANIZATION OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE, ALTHOUGH THE FILES FOR THEIR AUTHORIZATION ARE TO BE PROCESSED BY THE PROVINCIAL ADDRESSES OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH, THROUGH ITS RESPECTIVE MEDICAL SUB-ADDRESSES, RATHER THAN THE TERRITORIAL DELEGATIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR, HEALTH AND SOCIAL SECURITY

IN ANY CASE, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THESE SHIFTS WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE, AND THE PROVINCIAL ADDRESSES CAN BE HEARD, THE MEDICAL SUB-DIRECTORATE IS HEARD, THESE SHIFTS IN PART OR IN TOTAL, IF THE REASONS FOR ASSISTANCE SO ADVISE, TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE ADOPTION OF THESE MEASURES TO THIS DIRECTORATE-GENERAL, THROUGH THE GENERAL STAFF SUB-DIRECTORATE, SINCE IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO RATIFY IT IF IT IS SUSPENSION HAD THE ULTIMATE CHARACTER

IN THE PROVINCIAL DIRECTIONS MUST WORK THE CORRESPONDING SCHEDULES, SO THAT THE SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF THE STRICT COMPLIANCE OF THE SAME ONES

THIS GENERAL ADDRESS RESERVES THE RIGHT, IN ANY CASE, TO LEAVE THIS RULE WITHOUT EFFECT, IF ANY SUCH ASSISTANCE OR OTHER REASONS WILL BE ADVISED.

MADRID, OCTOBER 31, 1981.-DIRECTOR GENERAL, GABRIEL GONZÁLEZ NAVARRO