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Hospital in Spain’s Benidorm area will get extra beds in change to €47m project that started construction last year

CHANGES will be made in the current expansion project at Villajoyosa’s Marina Baixa Hospital to create more spaces for beds. Work started last year to

1 Feb, 2024 @ 16:42

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Other News·Valencian Community

Anger after claim that speech therapy treatments are withdrawn on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A PATIENTS group has demanded a meeting with health bosses after it alleged that speech therapy services had been withdrawn in parts of Alicante province.

23 Nov, 2023 @ 15:05

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Valencian Community

Health unions sign deal to introduce 35-hour working week in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

FIVE health unions have signed a deal with the Valencian Health Ministry to improve primary health care working conditions in the region. The package includes

20 Mar, 2023 @ 17:39

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

A judge has ordered the Valencian Ministry of Health to compensate 150 Alicante health workers who did not have any proper PPE equipment in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Alicante court says doctors, nurses, and health support staff are entitled to compensation amounts varying between €5,000 and €49,180 for 'personal and moral damages'. There has been no comment from the Valencian government or Health Ministry. It's presumed that an appeal will be launched against the ruling. The lawsuit was filed against the regional Health Ministry by the Sindicato Medico(Medical Union). It claimed compensation on behalf of 150 Alicante area members for the 'non-compliance' of the Ministry for not providing safety protection between March and May 2020. The Alicante court ruling obliges each worker to get €5,000 if 'they were forced to work without adequate protection elements'. The payout is €15,000 for 'each workers who had to go into isolation if they were in contact with anybody infected with COVID-19'. A €35,000 payment is ordered for any worker 'infected with COVID-19 but who did not require hospital admission'. Any health worker who did catch the coronavirus and was hospitalised will get the highest amount of €49,180. The Sindicato Medico says that it is pleased by the recognition the court has given its members and pointing out the 'negligent attitude towards health and safety' of health workers. Similar claims have been filed in other courts in the Valencian Community.

Health workers win compensation bid over poor COVID-19 protection in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A court has ordered the Valencian Ministry of Health to compensate 150 Alicante health workers who did not have any the correct PPE equipment in

11 Jan, 2022 @ 20:00

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

Torrevieja Hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca is back in public management

TORREVIEJA Hospital, which serves 180,000 people, returned to public management at midnight this Saturday morning. The southern Costa Blanca facility had been managed privately since

16 Oct, 2021 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Computer hacking accusations at Torrevieja Hospital in Spain as private company says regional government stole files

Computer hacking accusations at Torrevieja Hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca as private company says regional government ‘stole files’

THE private company that manages Torrevieja Hospital has complained to the Guardia Civil about a computer hack allegedly committed by the Valencian Health Ministry. The

13 Oct, 2021 @ 12:47

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community