A 75 year old man who was diagnosed with coronary heart disease when he was 60, and has been treated with medication since, represents a typical patient in primary care and hospital care in Spain. He has also been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Treatment with drugs and insulin therapy started when he was 72 […]
Tag: Spain
Aser Garcia Rada: Co-payments and privatisation in Spain
Some time ago I wrote a letter to the Spanish daily El Mundo, saying that co-payments –an extra charge for accessing medical services in the public healthcare system, should be considered as a measure to help the public system. Co-payments have traditionally been a forbidden issue among politicians as they amount to paying twice for something we […]
Aser García Rada: Spain’s healthcare revolution
Spain’s state run healthcare system, one of the best in the world according to the World Health Organization, is facing a serious threat. In the face of growing privatisation, cuts seem inevitable, especially after the overwhelming victory of the conservative Popular Party (PP) in the latest regional elections on 22 May. Since then the PP […]
Tiago Villanueva: Spanish doctors and the revolution in the streets of Madrid
We’ve all seen the recent images on television in Spain, with tens of thousands of people taking to the streets of Madrid and occupying its main squares. After Tunis and Cairo, the Spanish capital has been seen some of the people’s momentum that toppled governments and dictators just across the other side of the Mediterranean. […]
Aser García Rada: The value of one minute and delivery practices in Spain
It is a common Spanish tradition to play the “Christmas lottery” on December 22 — it is the most important draw of the year. Those that don’t win still keep some hope for the second lottery — the “kid’s lottery” on January 6th. But this year, as the front page headline of the Spanish journal […]
Laura James on science and journalism
On 19 of October I arrived in Madrid, the the place of beautiful parks, live flamenco, brilliant nightlife, churros, a Spanish type of long thin doughnut, El Rastro, an enormous outdoor market, and the Golden Triangle of art museums. But I wasn’t really there for the tapas, I was there for environmental health matters. I am […]