Over 158 thousand healthcare professionals worked in the Spanish National Health System in 2019. Around 54 percent of the total worked in hospitals, with Catalonia and Madrid accounting for the largest number. That year, the amount of healthcare professionals who were part of primary care teams reached over 36 thousand, including family doctors and pediatricians. In 2020, around 84 percent of collegiate doctors in Spain were registered as active.
Number of healthcare professionals in the Spanish National Health System (SNS) in 2019, by type and autonomous community
The management of the public health provision of the cities with the autonomous status of Ceuta and Melilla is carried out by the National Institute of Health Management (INGESA) under the Ministry of Health, Consumption and Social Welfare.
The number of doctors working in primary care comprises the sum of family doctors and pediatricians.
Figures about healthcare professionals working on primary care, or with accidents and emergencies correspond to 2020 figures.
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