Overview
- Prosecutors in Taranto are examining suspected tampering of CUP appointments, with NAS reviewing roughly one million cancellations and rebookings, some logged remotely at night, and Puglia has sent inspectors as the health minister seeks a full account.
- Reporting in Emilia‑Romagna details closed waiting lists and parallel “pre‑lists” or fictitious dates that mask true waits despite a June 2024 decree banning such practices, undermining national monitoring.
- Local data from Bologna show extremely low take‑up from pre‑lists, including 1 of 107 audiology requests and 5 of 1,550 eye‑exam requests being taken in charge, indicating widespread non‑access to preventive care.
- In Parma, regional councillor Pietro Vignali filed an NAS complaint with citizens over denied bookings; the ASL subsequently reopened some lists to 24 months while testimonies continue to be gathered for further actions.
- Regional strain is mounting, with Emilia‑Romagna citing 893,000 people who forewent care in 2025, a near €650 million health shortfall and €55 million in uncollected visit tickets, alongside a suspension of non‑urgent orthopaedic surgeries at Bologna’s Rizzoli that pushes waits beyond 18 months.