By Beyza Binnur Donmez
GENEVA (AA) - Nearly 800,000 people in Spain are on the waiting list for operations, setting a new record high for having to wait for surgical care, the country’s Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Compared to Dec. 31, 2022, public health has again reached an all-time high of patients on the waiting list for non-urgent surgery in the National Health System, according to data published by the ministry.
Since this January, more than 86,781 people have joined the waiting list, a rise of 12.28%, bringing the total figure now to 793,521.
Last June the figure was 742,518, but since then the waiting list has grown by 51,003, climbing 6.87%.
Meanwhile, the average time for an intervention is now 122 days, nine days longer than the 113 days it took in June 2022.