MEDIC ASSAULTS

THE number of violent acts suffered by medical professionals in Spain hit a new high in 2022, with a total 843 physical or verbal assaults registered. That’s according to the Medical Association of Spain (OMC), which has been tracking the statistics since 2010. The figure for last year was up 38% from the year before, when it came in at 612. The previous highest number was recorded in 2019, when there were 677. The numbers, however, are ‘the tip of the iceberg’, according to Jose Maria Rodriguez Vicente, the general secretary of the OMC. Speaking at the presentation of the figures on Thursday, he said that ‘many doctors have got used to living with threats and do not report them’.

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