A doctor in Spain has reacted with indignation to the way emergency services function in the country, telling ABC España that "hemos dado una potestad a la población..." — that the population has been granted a power. The outlet reported the physician's criticism of what is happening with urgencias, or emergency care, in Spain.
Spain's health system is public and open to all, meaning that people can obtain medical attention without facing large payments, because it is financed through the taxes citizens pay. According to ABC España, it handles everything from minor ailments and illnesses to emergency situations and complex surgery, a feature that draws admiration in other parts of the world.
The same system nonetheless runs into difficulties in how it operates and is managed, ABC España notes, with long waiting lists and a lack of personnel in many places.
