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Two more victims of ‘baby swapping’ in Spanish hospitals sue for multi-million sums
TWO SPANISH men who were switched at birth with other babies in hospital in the early 1970s are each seeking around €3 million in...
Doctors union predicts ‘chaotic’ summer caused by staff shortages and big tourist influx to Spain’s Balearic Islands
THE Balearic Islands Medical Union has predicted a 'chaotic' summer for hospitals and primary care facilities in the region.
Union president, Miguel Lazaro, says there...
An IVF mix-up? Family in Spain’s Andalusia sues health service after father finds out son is not his
A MAN in Spain’s Andalusia region who had a son via IVF treatment has discovered that the child is not his biological offspring, and...
Covid-19 hospitalisations rise 10% over last week in Spain
THE NUMBER of people in Spain hospitalised with Covid-19 has risen by 9.7% in just a week, while the number of such patients in...
Spain’s Costa Blanca has third-highest number of health worker attacks and threats in the country
ALICANTE PROVINCE had the third-highest number of assaults and threats made to health workers in Spain last year according to the Policia Nacional.
The region...
Hospitals on Spain’s Costa Blanca sending patients to private clinics to cut surgery waiting lists
PATIENTS waiting for elective surgeries at Alicante Province hospitals are being referred to private operators to cut the backlog of operations.
Health Ministry budgets for...
New specialist diabetes care units to open across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
EIGHT specialist diabetic day care units will be set up across the Valencian Community in 2023.
The first will open in February and will be...
Spain’s hospitals see unusual spike in bronchiolitis cases among young children
SPANISH hospitals are currently experiencing an unexpected spike in bronchiolitis cases among children, due to the spread of the respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV). The...
Spain will be using its hospitals to treat wounded victims of Ukraine war
HOSPITALS in Spain will be opening their doors to wounded victims of the war in Ukraine.
Full details of the plan have still to be...
Spain’s Cabinet approves end of indoor mask wearing this Wednesday but with key exceptions
INDOOR mask wearing will end in Spain this Wednesday but with some key exceptions.
The decision, which had been announced earlier this month, was formally...
Fugitive TikTok healer who ‘cures’ Covid-19 patients is jailed after fleeing long prison term for child sex abuse in...
A self-styled preacher who posted TikTok videos claiming he could cure people of Covid-19 has been arrested in the Basque Country after skipping a...
Spain’s Hipra booster vaccine against Covid-19 could be ready by summer
A Covid-19 booster vaccine made by a Spanish pharmaceutical firm has moved a step closer to being approved and could be on the market...
Costa Blanca hospital welcomes first baby born to Ukrainian refugee in Spain
THE first baby has been born in Spain to a Ukrainian refugee who fled the Russian invasion of her country.
Mariia, 44, arrived in Javea...
Go ahead for final phase clinical trials of Spain’s own COVID-19 vaccine
SPAIN'S first domestically-made COVID-19 vaccine produced by Hipra is to start its final phase of clinical trials.
Approval was given by the Spanish Agency for...
How Alicante hospitals maintain low admissions despite Covid rate being 10 times higher than last year on Spain’s Costa...
ANTIVIRAL drugs used in Alicante province hospitals are keeping admissions at the same level as January 2021, despite Covid transmission rates being 10 times...
EXPLAINER: Where you will need to show the COVID passport in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE EU COVID-19 certificate will be needed to access certain indoor areas in the Valencian Community from this Friday night.
The compulsory measure starts at...
Judges approve COVID passport which will take effect this week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
SENIOR judges have rubber-stamped Valencian region plans to introduce a COVID passport for 30 days from this Friday(December 3).
The regional Superior Court(TSJCV) approved the...
Starting date for COVID-19 passport revealed for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
PROOF of vaccination will be a requirement to enter certain indoor areas from December 3 in the Valencian Community.
Regional president, Ximo Puig, this Thursday...
Hospitals and medical centres to relax restrictions in Costa Blanca and Valencia regions of Spain
FACE-TO-FACE appointments are being increased in Costa Blanca and Valencia medical centres and hospitals as COVID-19 cases continue to fall.
Routine operations will be restored...
All non-essential surgery AND treatment suspended at hospitals throughout Spain’s Valencia region
HOSPITALS throughout the Valencia region have suspended all non-emergency surgical activity to make bed space for Coronavirus victims.
General director of Healthcare in Valenciana, Mariam...
Two Costa Blanca hospitals show operation waiting times are HALF the regional average
WAITING lists at two of Costa Blanca’s largest hospitals are HALF the regional average, figures released today show.
Average waiting times for operations at The...
Outbreak of DEADLY Listeria virus confirmed in Spain, killing three people and affecting hundreds more in Mallorca
So far three people have died and seven women have aborted babies out of the 200 people confirmed to have caught it.
Malaga hospitals in chaos over holidays as staff numbers drop
Nurses' union has slammed hospitals unable to carry out emergency operations
Austerity measures putting Spaniards’ lives at risk
Experts fear healthcare cuts could result in spiralling medical problems across Spain
Nurse shortages risks lives in Spain
A severe shortage of nurses and beds is having a detrimental effect on healthcare in Malaga say leading union bosses.
‘Wake up call’ protest against health cuts
14 hospitals across Andalucia were closed for 24 hours
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