Primary Care in the Balearic Islands is accumulating delays that, according to a study by the Association for the Defense of Public Health in the Balearic Islands (ADSPIB), significantly affect patients' access to medical appointments. The organization reports that almost half of users have to wait more than seven days to get an appointment with their family doctor.

The average wait time for surgery in the Balearic Islands reached 105.6 days on November 30th, a 9.5% increase compared to the same period last year. The Balearic Islands have almost 3,000 more people waiting for surgery than a year ago, with 16,031 patients awaiting an operation, 22.9% more than last year, according to data from the Balearic Islands Health Service (IB-Salut), updated on November 30th. As detailed in a press release, the number of patients waiting for surgery for more than six months (over 180 days) has surged by 55.3%. Of the patients waiting for surgery on November 30th, 5,384 were at Son Espases Hospital; 3,559 at Son Llàtzer Hospital; 1,625 at Manacor Hospital; 1,359 at Inca Hospital; 1,706 at Mateu Orfila Hospital in Maó; 2,373 at Can Misses Hospital; and 25 at Formentera Hospital. Only Inca Hospital reduced its surgical waiting list in November, and there is also one less person waiting in Formentera. The wait for specialist appointments has decreased by 22.8%.

The average wait time for a first appointment with a specialist in the Balearic Islands decreased by 21.2% year-on-year, to an average of 63.89 days in November. However, the waiting list increased by 9.5%, reaching 87,700 patients waiting to see a specialist as of November 30. The number of patients waiting more than two months to see a specialist (more than 60 days) is 32,956, a 0.07% decrease compared to November 30. Currently, 226 people have been waiting for more than a year to see a specialist.

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The average waiting time for surgery in the Balearic Islands has exceeded 100 days for the first time, reaching 104.6 days on October 31, an 8.3% increase compared to a year ago. According to data from the Balearic Islands Health Service (IB-Salut), updated at the end of October, there are 15,712 patients awaiting surgery, almost 1,000 more than last year, representing a 24% increase. In the last month alone, the surgical waiting list grew by 2.6%. The number of patients who have been waiting for surgery for more than six months (over 180 days) is 2,634, 47.3% more than a year ago and 21.3% more than in September. Regarding the distribution by hospital, 5,345 patients are at Son Espases Hospital; 3,503 in Son Llàtzer; 1,547 in Manacor; 1,363 in Inca; 1,659 in the Mateu Orfila Hospital in Maó; 2,269 in Can Misses; and 26 in the Formentera Hospital.

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