MEDICAL INFORMATION MURCIA

Mobile Foot Health practitioner covering Mar Menor and Costa CálidaHome visits throughout the Costa Cálida Louisa Chandler (S.A.C. Dip. Foot Health Practice) is a fully qualified Foot Health Practitioner offering English-speaking foot care and maintenance to residents and visitors in the Region of Murcia. Louisa offers..

Public medical services in ÁguilasTwo main medical centres in Águilas and a small surgery in Calabardina The town of Águilas is served by two public health centres, one in the centre of town on Calle de Iberia and the other in the northern residential area. Full details are..

Medical centre in La Puebla The medical centre of La Puebla is also used by the population of El Carmolí The medical centre in La Puebla, which serves not only the population of the village but also the surrounding countryside and El Carmolí, is located just off Camino..

Public health services in Playa Honda Medical centre in Playa Honda on the shore of the Mar Menor NOTE: THIS CENTRE IS CURRENTLY CLOSED. Patients from Playa Honda and Playa Paraíso are being re-directed to the Centro de Salud Costa Cálida on the Avenida Gran Vía de La Manga..

Medical care in Islas Menores and Mar de Cristal The surgery in Islas Menores also serves Mar de Cristal The small medical centre of Islas Menores is located on the corner of Calle Islas Columbretes and Calle Isla Ízaro (see map), and the dispensing chemist’s is almost next door on Calle Isla..

Medical centre in Los Nietos Public health care in Los Nietos The local Consultorio (or medical centre) of Los Nietos is located on the main RM-F54 road, Calle Lobarro, as it heads out towards Islas Menores in a south-easterly direction. The medical centre is at the corner of a..

Medical centre and chemists in Cabo de Palos Three chemists and a local surgery exist in Cabo de Palos The medical centre of Cabo de Palos is just a few metres from the western end of the marina and the seafront in Ronda de Poniente: the best place to park is outside the church, from where it is only..

Electronic prescriptions in the Region of Murcia Repeat prescriptions will no longer mean extra doctor’s appointments The health service of the Region of Murcia is introducing a new electronic prescription service which is designed to make the prescribing and dispensing of medication quicker.. 19/02/2015

MABS shop Totana and cancer centre on Camposol MABS Cancer Support – Mazarron MABS Mazarrón is based on the Camposol Urbanisation and works within the South-west area of the Murcia Region. In additional to MABS Mazarrón there are branches in the North-west of Murcia and the Mar Menor..

Los Arcos del Mar Menor Hospital San Javier Hospital General Universitario Los Arcos del Mar Menor Pozo Aledo San Javier  Central switchboard number 968 56 50 00 Fax 968 56 50 30 The Hospital los Arcos is on the outskirts of San Javier at Pozo Aledo, close to the AP-7 and C3319..

ARCHIVED - 27th June, breast cancer scanning campaign in Mazarrón Free scans for women aged between 45 and 49 in the Plaza del Convento The mobile breast scan unit of the AECC is coming to the Plaza del Convento in Mazarrón on 27th June as part of the breast cancer prevention campaign, offering scans to.. 31/05/2019

ARCHIVED - Over-the-counter sales of Paracetamol and Ibuprofen restricted throughout Spain Prescriptions are now needed on certain kinds of common medication It is common practice in Spain for people suffering headaches or other minor complaints to purchase medications such as Ibuprofen and Paracetamol over the counter at their local.. 31/05/2019

ARCHIVED - Four deaths last week as the flu epidemic eases off22 people have died to date in this season’s flu outbreak Four people died from complications after contracting the flu last week, bringing the total number of deaths associated with this season’s outbreak to 22. The start of &.. 04/02/2019

ARCHIVED - Murcia government issues melanoma skin cancer reminder Special precautions must be taken with children in the midday sun in the Costa Cálida With the sun approaching its highest point in the sky as midsummer nears, the regional government of Murcia has issued a timely reminder of the need to be.. 18/06/2018

ARCHIVED - Signs of a let-up in the Murcia flu epidemicThe incidence of flu is still higher than at any point last winter but has eased off significantly The regional government of Murcia has reported that during the first three days of last week (29th to 31st January) the number of new flu cases diagnosed.. 05/02/2018

ARCHIVED - Murcia flu epidemic on the wane at last The current winter has already seen twice as many cases as in the 2016-17 flu epidemic The latest data published by the regional government in Murcia suggest that the flu epidemic which has brought overcrowding and long waits to A&E units in.. 30/01/2018

ARCHIVED - HIV self-diagnosis tests now freely available from chemists throughout Murcia 18 per cent of HIV carriers in Spain are thought to be undiagnosed The fight goes on throughout the world against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) after it first spread to the western hemisphere in the 1970s, and the latest development in the.. 30/01/2018

ARCHIVED - Flu epidemic causing chaos at A&E in the Santa Lucía hospital in CartagenaPatients waiting for six hours and children barred from entering the building! The flu epidemic in the Region of Murcia is continuing to bring overcrowding and long delays to hospital A&E units, and Murcia Today staff can testify from their own experience.. 11/01/2018

ARCHIVED - Flu epidemic provokes visitor restrictions at Murcia hospitalsSurgical masks and hand-washing are advised as under-16s are urged not to visit patients It appears that the flu epidemic which brought chaos to A&E units at hospitals in Murcia last week abated a little over the weekend, but in spite of the number.. 09/01/2018

ARCHIVED - Murcia flu cases treble in a week as the annual epidemic strikes earlyIt’s still not too late to get your annual flu jab in Murcia this winter! The annual flu epidemic in the Region of Murcia has already caused severe overcrowding in A&E units across the Costa Cálida, and the latest figures produced by.. 08/01/2018

ARCHIVED - Murcia hospitals re-deploy staff as A&E units struggle in cold weatherThe flu epidemic has barely started but patient numbers are rising across Murcia The annual flu epidemic is nowhere near reaching its peak in the Region of Murcia as yet – that normally coincides with the end of January and early February &ndash.. 18/12/2017

ARCHIVED - Murcia winter flu vaccination campaign starts next week Jabs available for all, either free or for just a few euros The arrival of cooler weather in the Region of Murcia this month has coincided with the start of the regional government’s annual flu vaccination campaign, which this winter begins.. 09/11/2017

ARCHIVED - Drownings in the Costa Cálida are mostly due to medical conditions rather than carelessnessThe elderly and those with heart conditions are advised not to swim alone! Figures produced by the regional government of Murcia show that factors such as difficult bathing conditions, carelessness and accidents account for only a third of the drownings.. 24/10/2017

ARCHIVED - Waiting times for surgery down by eleven days in public hospitals in MurciaStill plenty of room for improvement but the Murcia health service makes progress The latest data regarding waiting times in the regional public health service of Murcia (SMS) show that at the end of the third quarter of this year the average waiting.. 20/10/2017

ARCHIVED - A red nose for the Murcia president to end a busy week The Murcia public votes for extra funding for hospital clowns of Pupaclown It has been a week of serious business for Fernando López Miras, the president of the regional government of Murcia, but following a speech in Brussels during which.. 13/10/2017

ARCHIVED - 24-hour A&E services for medical centres in ÁguilasThe move is expected to reduce waiting times in Águilas health centres The Town Hall of Águilas has welcomed the passing of a motion in the regional parliament of Murcia to provide 24-hour A&E services at the health centres of the municipality.. 29/09/2017

ARCHIVED - Medics advise drinking plenty of water as the heat stroke season reaches its peakMost of the 80 heat strokes per year in Murcia are reported in July and August As those in the Region of Murcia continue to endure the heat and humidity which are typical of the summer the meteorologists are warning that as July nears its end the worst.. 24/07/2017

ARCHIVED - Murcia parliament backs no-smoking beaches Cigarettes on the beach are seen as anti-social and harmful to health and the environment On World No Tobacco Day (31st May) it is appropriate to report that a motion was passed in the regional parliament of Murcia on Tuesday backing a PP proposal.. 31/05/2017

ARCHIVED - Murcia parliament approves use of cannabis for medicinal purposes The intention is to supply cannabis to patients with AIDS, cancer, MS and elipepsy The regional parliament of Murcia voted on Thursday in favor of a motion to study the possibility of modifying regional laws to allow the medicinal use of cannabis... 19/05/2017

ARCHIVED - Murcia parliament to debate legalizing cannabis for medicinal purposes The Spanish parliament has already set up a cannabis investigation committee The Ciudadanos party has presented a motion for debate in the regional parliament of Murcia concerning the possible legalization of the use of cannabis for medical purposes.. 12/05/2017

ARCHIVED - 4 cases of food poisoning in Murcia from Almeria tuna Consumers are advised to avoid certain batches of tuna produced by Garciden Batches of tuna caught in the Andalucía province of Almería have been withdrawn from the market by the Spanish health authorities after evidence was gathered suggesting.. 11/05/2017

ARCHIVED - Murcia bans confectionary and soft drinks from hospital vending machines The aim is to promote a healthier diet in the hospitals of Murcia The issue of sugar in food and drink has been headline news in Spain this week following the introduction of a tax on soft drinks in the region of Catalunya, but in a sense the Region.. 03/05/2017

ARCHIVED - Murcia health service extends online appointment facilities 30 per cent of all medical centre appointments in Murcia are now made online As of 30th June this year users of the public health service of the Region of Murcia will be able to make prior appointments with nursing staff in the “Enfermerí.. 27/04/2017

ARCHIVED - Surgery waiting times drop by 6 per cent in Murcia… But twice as many patients in Murcia have had to wait for operations for over a year The latest data regarding the length of time patients are placed on waiting lists in the Region of Murcia prior to undergoing surgery provide both good and bad news.. 26/04/2017

ARCHIVED - Allergy misery this spring in Murcia: help is at hand The winter rain and warm spring have raised pollen levels in the Costa Calida The relatively heavy rain which fell in the Region of Murcia during the winter has led to the countryside being unusually green in many areas during the warm spring weather.. 21/04/2017

ARCHIVED - Murcia health authorities declare flu epidemic over Over 15,000 cases reported as the flu season ends in Murcia The annual flu epidemic in Murcia is now officially over, according to the department of Health in the regional government, with only 446 cases having been reported in the last week. This.. 20/03/2017

ARCHIVED - Murcia health service provides care for almost 4,000 irregular immigrants Over 1,400 of those cared for by the scheme in Murcia are from Morocco A year has now passed since the public health service of the Region of Murcia initiated its program to provide care for non-Spanish people whose immigration status is not fully legal.. 07/03/2017

ARCHIVED - Murcia health authorities tackle overuse of antibiotics Almost two thirds of Spaniards are unaware of what antibiotics are for Spain and the Spanish are at risk of becoming over-dependent on the use of antibiotics, according to warnings issued this week to coincide with European Antibiotic Awareness Day.. 18/11/2016

ARCHIVED - Murcia government creates tiger mosquito committee Two cases of zika have been reported in the Region of Murcia in the last year Recent health scares in Spain demonstrate that the threat of infectious diseases being spread by the tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) is one which has to be taken seriously.. 23/09/2016

ARCHIVED - Murcia hospital carries out pioneering osteoporosis treatment The Arrixaca hospital is the first in the world where this stem cell therapy has been performed Specialists at the Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca in El Palmar, approximately 5 kilometres south of the centre of Murcia, have become the first in the world.. 12/07/2016

ARCHIVED - The 2016 flu season is over in Murcia 18,000 cases of flu in the last four months in Murcia This year’s annual flu epidemic has now officially been declared over by the health authorities in the Region of Murcia, and since last December the regional government reports that 45,000.. 20/04/2016

ARCHIVED - Murcia winter flu epidemic on the wane The 2016 epidemic in Murcia appears to be losing virulence and intensity The health authorities in the Region of Murcia have released data showing that this winter’s flu epidemic is now dying down, having reached a peak in mid-March after arriving.. 04/04/2016

ARCHIVED - Second zika case confirmed in Murcia A Murcia man contracted the zika virus during a visit to Colombia It was confirmed on Tuesday that a young man in the municipality of Murcia is the second person in the Region to have been confirmed as being infected with the zika virus, which he contracted.. 23/03/2016

ARCHIVED - Rosell hospital in Cartagena to reopen surgical wards As of 1st March 33 beds are available in surgical and post-surgical wards  The campaign to save the Virgen del Rosell hospital in the centre of Cartagena from closure will achieve another victory on Tuesday 1st March when sixteen more beds are.. 26/02/2016

ARCHIVED - Murcia gets off lightly in the annual flu epidemic Fewer cases of flu are being reported in Murcia than during previous winters The latest data published by the epidemiological unit of the regional health service in Murcia show that during the week ending 21st February the number of confirmed cases.. 25/02/2016

ARCHIVED - San Javier hospital to open mental health care unit The range of hospital services in the Mar Menor area widens A mental health care unit is to be opened at the Hospital Los Arcos del Mar Menor in the outskirts of San Javier, according to regional health minister Encarna Guillén, making it unnecessary.. 23/02/2016

ARCHIVED - Zika case confirmed in Lorca The Lorca patient contracted the virus during a trip to Honduras A case of the tiger mosquito-borne zika virus, which was elevated by the WHO this week to the status of international health emergency, has been detected in Lorca in a man aged between.. 02/02/2016

ARCHIVED - 170,000 people vaccinated against flu in Murcia this season There are 27 SUAP centres where emergency treatment  can be accessed across the region This year the warm temperatures have held the annual flu epidemic at bay, although emergency departments have struggled to cope with the wave of admissions following.. 25/01/2016

ARCHIVED - Cartagena Town Hall seeks to re-open Playa Honda medical centre Residents of Playa Honda have to travel to La Manga to see a doctor Two councillors from Cartagena Town Hall visited the closed medical centre of Playa Honda on Monday as part of their efforts to find a way to re-open the facility, although unfortunately.. 14/01/2016

ARCHIVED - Murcia health service prepares for winter flu epidemic Hospitals in Murcia are in danger of being overwhelmed by flu sufferers Every winter it seems that the regional health service of Murcia (the SMS) is overworked and understaffed when the annual flu epidemic strikes, causing long waiting times in A&.. 17/12/2015

ARCHIVED - Murcia organ transplant figures rise There are more organ donors than ever before in the Region of Murcia While medical science continues to advance and various kinds of organ transplants can now be performed which were unthinkable just a generation ago, one of the main problems faced.. 15/12/2015

ARCHIVED - Winter flu vaccination campaign begins in Murcia 250,000 doses of flu vaccine can be purchased at pharmacies in Murcia This winter’s flu vaccination campaign began on Monday in the Region of Murcia, with the SMS health service especially recommending that the jab be requested by over-60s registered.. 19/10/2015

ARCHIVED - Murcia health service aims to reduce waiting lists for non-urgent operations 3,000 operations will be performed during the afternoon or at private medical centres in Murcia The SMS regional health service in Murcia has announced that emergency measures are to be implemented between now and Christmas in order to reduce excessive.. 13/10/2015

ARCHIVED - 1.5 million euros to buy new computer terminals for Murcia Health Service The SMS will receive 2,500 new terminals and 500 tablets This week the regional health minister, Encarna Guillén, has announced that 1.5 million euros is to be spent on 2,500 new terminals and 500 tablets to replace the existing equipment being.. 12/10/2015

ARCHIVED - Murcia Health Service receives 7 million euros for treating foreign visitors Foreign tourists (and domestic-most tourists in this region are from within Spain!)require more health service resources in the Costa Cálida As the Region of Murcia health service switches into summer mode, with extra staff being drafted into.. 17/07/2015

ARCHIVED - Mazarrón makes a stand over Cartagena hospital unit closures Residents of Mazarrón belong to the Cartagena health area Last May, in an unusual move, the Town Hall of Mazarrón made a request to the regional government in Murcia for the Santa María del Rosell hospital in the centre of Cartagena.. 04/03/2015

ARCHIVED - From January 2015 foreign national Spanish residents must validate UK driving licences EU nationals resident in Spain are obliged to “renew” their driving licences As of 1st January 2015 the law regarding Spanish driving licences for foreign residents of EU nationality has been changed, and now any foreign driver resident in Spain..

ARCHIVED - Electronic prescription service now operational right across Murcia There have been teething problems during implementation This week the health centre in Corvera became the last of the 80 in Murcia to be incorporated into the new electronic prescription service which has been designed by the SMS (Murcia health service.. 19/02/2015

ARCHIVED - Flu epidemic continues to cause overcrowding in Murcia hospitals Patients at the Arrixaca hospital are re-directed to the maternity wing The growing suspicion among opposition parties that the public health service of the Region of Murcia (the SMS) is suffering from under-funding is being fuelled this winter by the.. 18/02/2015

ARCHIVED - Arrixaca hospital in Murcia to install new PET-CT scanner The 1.2 million euro machine can detect tumours and metastasis earlier The health service of the Region of Murcia has invested 1.2 million euros in a new Positron Emission Tomography CT scanner to replace the previous hired equipment which has been.. 14/02/2015

ARCHIVED - Bowel cancer screening campaign to be extended in Murcia 30,000 people were screened in the last Murcia campaign On World Cancer Day it’s encouraging to be able to report that the colorectal cancer screening program of the SMS (the Region of Murcia health service) is being extended to include the four.. 04/02/2015

ARCHIVED - Average waiting time for surgery in Murcia region is 122 days Urgent operations have been given priority over routine surgery Catalina Lorenzo, the minister for Health in the regional government of Murcia, has been uncomfortably placed in the spotlight over the last few weeks as the A&E units of the Region.. 04/02/2015

ARCHIVED - Health minister won´t open Rosell hospital beds as flu outbreak intensifies The collapse of the emergency departments is “normal” and “happens in hospitals everywhere” The annual winter flu epidemic in the Region of Murcia is nearing its peak, according to regional Health minister Catalina Lorenzo, and.. 03/02/2015

ARCHIVED - Flu expected to peak next week as hospitals struggle to cope The Arrixaca hospital in Murcia needs extra Intensive Care Unit beds The issue of overcrowding in hospitals is currently occupying a lot of column inches in the regional press, with the spate of chronic patients suffering flu symptoms having caused.. 29/01/2015

ARCHIVED - Pressure in emergencies re-ignites Cartagena hospital debate Staff at the Santa Lucía hospital in Cartagena struggle to deal with the flood of patients The difficulties being faced by the new Santa Lucía hospital in Cartagena as staff attempt to deal with the overwhelming number of patients in recent.. 28/01/2015

ARCHIVED - Murcia flu outbreak reaches epidemic status Hospitals in Murcia brace themselves for a possible flood of patients Until now the Region of Murcia has got off reasonably lightly in terms of the annual flu season, but on 11th January, slightly later than is often the case, this winter’s virus.. 20/01/2015

ARCHIVED - Until 30th January, breast cancer protection campaign in Alhama de Murcia Mammography screening for women resident in Alhama aged between 50 and 69 As part of a local breast cancer prevention and detection campaign, women aged between 50 and 69 and resident in Alhama de Murcia are being invited to have free mammography screenings.. 14/01/2015

ARCHIVED - Murcia health service performs more organ transplants in 2014 299 transplant operations were performed in Murcia during the last 12 months Although the Region of Murcia’s health service is currently under fire on account of the lack of available beds during the flu season and the excessive waiting times.. 14/01/2015

ARCHIVED - Murcia health minister admits A&E is overwhelmed at the moment All public hospital beds in Murcia are occupied despite low flu incidence rates In general terms most parts of Spain are so far getting off lightly in the annual flu season, with the number of cases reported being only a third of those recorded in early.. 14/01/2015

ARCHIVED - Flu cases at only a third of 2014 levels across Spain The only area with a major outbreak is Asturias Despite the problems being faced by some hospitals in the Region of Murcia in dealing with a sudden increase in the number of flu sufferers requiring treatment, the national epidemiology centre in Madrid.. 12/01/2015

ARCHIVED - Public health cover can be purchased by foreign residents in MurciaHealth coverage for foreign residents in Murcia with pre-existing conditions It was brought to our attention last week that there are still residents in the Murcia Region who are unaware that those who have no automatic entitlement to public health cover.. 11/10/2014

ARCHIVED - Murcia flu vaccination campaign ready to start Vaccination is free for over 65s in the Region of Murcia Get vaccinated: Flu can kill. Even if you’re not entitled to free vaccinations, vaccines can be purchased over the counter in most pharmacies for just a  few euros Summer is only.. 10/10/2014