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U-turn by regional health bosses after Torrevieja Hospital staff voted for strike action on Spain's Costa Blanca

‘Profound crisis’ at Hospital Costa del Sol: 75,000 patients remain on waiting list for surgery, tests and appointments

A DOCTOR’S union has denounced what it describes as a ‘profound crisis’ at the Hospital Universitario Costa del Sol in Malaga, due to underfunding and

10 Jan, 2024 @ 13:08

Costa del Sol·Health·Lead

Flu cases in Spain surged by 75% in last week of 2023: THESE are the most affected areas

CASES of the flu in Spain have grown by 75% in the last week to 438 cases per 100,000 people, overloading hospitals across the country.

6 Jan, 2024 @ 09:46

Health·Lead·National News

‘Newsweek’ magazine includes six Spanish hospitals on its list of the world’s 100 best

PRESTIGIOUS US magazine Newsweek has just published its fifth annual list of the world’s best hospitals, and six Spanish healthcare centres are featured among the

11 Jul, 2023 @ 18:45

Health·Lead

Face masks are no longer mandatory in this region of Spain from tomorrow|

Compulsory face mask wearing to end in health centres, pharmacies, and hospitals in Spain

THE COMPULSORY wearing of face masks could be abolished this week in Spain’s health centres, dentists, pharmacies and hospitals. Masks will still have to worn

26 Jun, 2023 @ 15:01

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Spain arrests 79 people over newborn baby scam to illegally gain nationality and residency status

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 compensation.

16 May, 2023 @ 20:00

Health·Lead·National News

Doctors union predicts 'chaotic' summer due to lack of staff and big tourist influx to Spain's Balearic Islands

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

6 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Health·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca

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 is

23 Mar, 2023 @ 14:15

Health·Lead

Doctors in Spain say a second and deadly pandemic is ‘likely’ and warn the health service ‘is not prepared’

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 intensive

10 Mar, 2023 @ 19:00

Health·National News·Other News

Spain's Costa Blanca has third-highest total of health worker attacks and threats in the country

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

2 Mar, 2023 @ 13:02

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Public hospital operation waiting lists reach new high- only beaten once during Covid pandemic in Spain

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

23 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

New specialist diabetes care units to open next year across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

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

28 Nov, 2022 @ 15:00

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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 early

22 Nov, 2022 @ 17:30

Health·Lead·National News

Spain Will Use Its Hospitals To Treat Wounded Victims Of Ukraine War

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

4 May, 2022 @ 19:00

Lead·National News·Politics

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

19 Apr, 2022 @ 16:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Fugitive Tiktok Preacher Who 'cured' Covid 19 Patients Is Jailed After Fleeing Long Prison Term For Child Sex Abuse In Spain's Costa Blanca

Fugitive TikTok healer who ‘cures’ Covid-19 patients is jailed after fleeing long prison term for child sex abuse in Spain’s Costa Blanca

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 17-year

12 Apr, 2022 @ 14:21

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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 within

30 Mar, 2022 @ 11:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

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

14 Mar, 2022 @ 12:42

Costa Blanca·Lead

Last phase starting in key clinical trials for Spain's own COVID-19 vaccine

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

1 Feb, 2022 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

How Alicante hospitals maintain low admissions despite Covid rate being 10 times higher than last year on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ANTIVIRAL drugs used in Alicante province hospitals are keeping admissions at the same level as January 2021, despite Covid transmission rates being 10 times higher.

9 Jan, 2022 @ 09:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead

Where You Will Need To Use The Covid Passport In The Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas Of Spain

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

2 Dec, 2021 @ 12:17

Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Judges approve COVID passport which will start being used this week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

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

29 Nov, 2021 @ 12:52

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

COVID-19 passports extended across hospitality and entertainment sectors in Costa Blanca area of Spain

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

25 Nov, 2021 @ 17:31

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Woman Doctor In Protective Mask Working At Tablet In Office

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

19 Mar, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Slow Covid 19 Tests At A Hospital On Spain S Costa Blanca Forces Doctors And Nurses Into Self Isolation

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

10 Jan, 2021 @ 14:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

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

17 Feb, 2020 @ 14:30

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

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.

12 Sep, 2019 @ 10:57

Lead·Mallorca