Health Barometer 2026: Only 21% of Patients Get an Appointment with Their Family Doctor in 24-48 Hours Compared to 71% Who Expect an Average of 10 Days
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Getting bad and getting an appointment with the family doctor in less than 24 hours is a complicated mission in Spanish health care. The first wave of the Health Barometer 2026, developed by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Sociological Research Center, reflects the high level of use of public health services by the adult population in Spain, with the health center as the main gateway to the system.
Only 21% get appointment within 24 to 48 hours, according to CIS
Seven out of ten people who came to the family doctor within the National Health System (NSS) had to wait more than a day to be cared for because they didn't find...
The Health Barometer, developed by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Center for Sociological Research, collects 2,602 interviews conducted in March 2026 in this first wave. These data correspond only to the first of the three waves planned to complete the representative sample of the study, so they must be interpreted as provisional results.The definitive assessment of the citizenry on the functioning of the health services will b…
Seven out of ten people who came to the family doctor within the National Health System (NSS) had to wait more than a day to be treated because they did not find an appointment available before, with an average delay of 10.27 days, while only 21.8 percent got a consultation the same day or the day after requesting it, according to data from the first wave of the 'Sanitary Barometer 2026'.
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