More time to be given to doctors to see patients
Spain's Ministry of Health, along with the health departments in each region have given the green light to the Primary and Community Care Plan 2025-2027.
Among other measures, the plan will appoint a "health administrator", to free doctors from the most bureaucratic tasks and therefore have more time to attend to their patients in consultation.
The document sets out various objectives including putting "the patient at the centre" and aims to move towards a more humanistic approach, promoting home care.
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EU issues warning to Spain over beach bars
The European Commission has warned that the procedure Spain uses to grant concessions for premises in coastal areas, such as chiringuitos (beach bars) and restaurants differs from community regulations.
The European rules require a transparent selection process, whereas the Spanish procedure consists of an application and a public consultation period of just 20 days.
They also warn that the extension of these concessions, according to Spanish regulations, allows them to be owned for up to 75 years, which favours the same proprietors and also hinders operators from other EU countries.
Spanish actor Marisa Paredes dies at 78
Marisa Paredes, an acclaimed Spanish actor who achieved international fame by starring in many films by director Pedro Almodovar, has died at 78, the Spanish film academy said on Tuesday.
Paredes started acting at 14 and had appeared in more than 75 movies during her career, including Almodovar's "All About My Mother", "The Flower of my Secret", and "High Heels", earning the monicker of "Almodovar's girl".
Crisis-hit Spanish football federation elects new chief
Spain's football federation elected Rafael Louzan as its new president on Monday as it tries to move on from more than a year of turmoil sparked by former boss Luis Rubiales's forced kiss on star player Jenni Hermoso.
Louzan, 57, head of the Galicia football federation since 2014, beat his counterpart in the Valencia region Salvador Gomar by 90 votes to 43 and will lead the RFEF to 2028.
But his term could be short-lived as he faces a possible ban from holding public office following a conviction for abuse of office in a previous role.
Spain's Supreme Court is assessing an appeal by Louzan, who could become the fourth RFEF president to be forced out of the job in less than eight years after Angel Maria Villar, in 2017, Rubiales and then Pedro Rocha.
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