Barcelona to purchase 600 social robots to boost home care services
The project with a budget of almost €4 million has a possibility to extend with 1000 units if successful
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How does the Catalan healthcare system work?
Anyone living in Catalonia can access the public health system, regardless of residency status
Over 1,300 nurses quit since start of pandemic amid worsening of mental health
Association says there is an 'insufficient' number of professionals, far from EU average
Barcelona residents call for better public healthcare system
Neighbors argue government recognizes a service quality loss but do not act on it
Vaccinated foreigners without health cards outraged at inability to get EU certificate
Catalan authorities "working" to solve issue as Spain says it offers alternative but only for those with electronic IDs
37% of nurses have had Covid-19 symptoms, says union
SATSE believes healthcare workers have faced pandemic 'without protection in first weeks, without rest and without enough support'
20% already vaccinated as Catalonia surpasses 2 million administered doses
500,000 out of 7.7 million residents fully inoculated as a quarter of a million jabs given in past three days
Health system mismanagement during pandemic hit most vulnerable hardest, says report
Amnesty International finds primary care in Catalonia and Spain was not prepared to deal with the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak
Nearly half of health workers at risk of mental health issues due to pandemic
Over 9,000 professionals surveyed in studies conducted by Barcelona institute, with 3.5% experiencing suicidal thoughts
Catalonia brings private hospitals into public use foreseeing rise in ICU patients
Health department raises concerns that second wave of the pandemic could undermine non-covid care
Doctors and nurses wanted: experts warn of medical staff shortage
1 in 4 medics consider quitting due to impact of pandemic on physical and mental health
Primary care doctors call strike, authorities see it as ‘absolutely inopportune’
Physicians’ union says health system is "collapsing" and demand 1,000 new hires
The online and telephone consultations during Covid-19 that helped expand the healthcare system
Primary care centres played a vital role in avoiding the collapse of the healthcare system during the coronavirus pandemic