Healthcare waiting lists continue to worsen in the Balearic Islands. As of July 31, a total of 17,139 people were awaiting surgical intervention in the public hospitals of the Islands, an 18.2% increase compared to the same month last year. Furthermore, the average waiting time to undergo surgery has increased to 107.71 days, an 11% increase compared to July 2025, according to updated IB-Salut data.

The complaints filed with the Office of the Ombudsman for Users of the Public Health System of the Balearic Islands experienced a notable increase during 2025. According to the annual report presented this Wednesday to Parliament by the ombudsman for users, Bernardí Bou, the body processed 251 cases, a figure representing an increase of 37.2% compared to the 183 registered the previous year.

A total of 17,075 patients were on the waiting list for surgical intervention in the Balearic Islands at the close of 2025, according to the latest data published by the Ministry of Health within the framework of the National Health System.

A total of 17,075 patients were on the waiting list for surgical intervention in the Balearic Islands at the close of 2025, according to the latest data published by the Ministry of Health within the framework of the National Health System.

Clara is on sick leave due to a situation of "systematic harassment." "I clicked. I exploded, and when I got to my GP's office, I couldn't stop crying. I was choking. I think I'd endured too much," she says. In addition to the stress of an "inhumane" way of working, she also suffered several bouts of grief due to miscarriages. "They gave me medication, and I honestly think I needed it," she admits. They put her on hold for an appointment with a social security psychologist. Help arrived months later. Her case exemplifies the shortage of public therapists: at the end of 2023, the Balearic Islands had 71 clinical psychologists, a ratio of just 5.9 professionals per 100,000 inhabitants. The figure is well below the European average (18 per 100,000 inhabitants) and doesn't even come close, for example, to that of Germany, where they have 41 per 100,000 inhabitants.