He Sons of Espases University Hospital announced the incorporation of three new allergists to consolidate the first public health allergology service in the Balearic Islands.
Thus, from December, the service will be made up of four professionals, one of them specializes in the care of patients between 14 and 18 years oldThe Ministry of Health reported this in a press release.
The first two new additions arrived over the summer, while the fourth will do so on December 2 and a fifth is expected to do the same throughout 2025.
This is how an assertion that Spanish Society of Allegory and Clinical Immunology (Seiac) had been doing it for over a decade. This aims to improve the diagnosis, monitoring and control of patients with complex allergies.
Eight years ago, when the archipelago’s public health system hired its first allergist, she was caring for a population of more than a million people. Now, with the three new specialists, the rate will be one for every 300,000 possible patients.
In this way it will be possible to serve the entire population of the Balearic Islands and not just those suffering from complex pathologies. According to the ministry’s calculations, About 25% of Island citizens suffer from allergies.
In addition to patients from Mallorca, the coordinator of the Son Espases allergy unit, Sendy Chugo, is already monitoring and controlling those from Ibiza and Formentera. From 2025 there will also be a specialist dedicated to Menorca.
Once the service was completed, the department led by Manuela García added, A separate room will be provided for allergy services in Son Espases.
Reducing waiting lists, a priority
The advisor Manuela Garcia Last September, the main current public health priorities in the Balearic Islands were addressed in a plenary session held at the Balearic Parliament.
“The surgical waiting list has fewer patients waiting and those who wait do so for less time,” he explained. “And concerning the waiting lists for consultations”, he added, “the first work was to recompose the teams, with the recruitment of 159 specialists“.
García then responded to the socialist deputy Patricia Gomezwho had expressed his “concern”, after analyzing the figures of the Department and having seen the “sad reality” of “the increase in waiting lists month after month”. “It is surprising that the government boasts of non-existent improvements in the health of the Balearic Islands,” said Gómez, who served as health minister with Francine Armengol as president of the Balearic Executive.
In this way, according to García, it is possible to “look with joy to the future” of the Balearic health system. However, the councilor specified that this Government “will not fall into complacency and will continue to work morning, afternoon and evening, hand in hand with health professionals, to achieve the objectives acquired with citizens”.
Manuela García then assured that General Directorate of Public Health works on a “global and transversal” approach to health. More precisely, and as detailed, it basically does it from “three lines”. On the one hand, “prevention and promotion of health”, on the other, “the promotion of healthy lifestyle habits” and, finally, “early detection of illness”. However, efforts have also been made to “improve food security”.
