Cost of failed Madrid healthcare outsourcing plan remains uncertain
Region will avoid paying 280 million euros compensation as it did not sign contracts
New Madrid health chief offers staff olive branch after outsourcing U-turn
Company says it respects regional government's decision to cancel hospital privatization plan Medical workers celebrate scheme's demise
“We have demonstrated that the public model is the cheapest”
Doctors associations celebrate Madrid’s withdrawal of hospital outsourcing plans
Health minister backpedals on co-payments for ambulances, wheelchairs and nutrition
Under original plan patients would have paid five euros per non-emergency transportation
Cuts to HIV programs hindering efforts to combat new infections
Spain has one of the highest incidence rates in Europe, say health professionals
Pollution is making Europe ill
90 percent of the continent's urban population is breathing harmful air Experts are calling on Brussels to toughen environmental legislation
Gas-storage project will not restart until “safety guaranteed,” says minister
José Manuel Soria makes visit to plant, which is thought to have caused earth tremors
State institute gave green light to gas plant
Report dating from 2007 makes no mention of the chance of increased seismic activity The Castor Project is thought to have caused hundreds of tremors in eastern Spain
Austerity can kill: public health authorities obstruct new treatments
Spanish patients and families are being denied access to expensive drugs Medicines are approved but hospital authorities resort to bureaucratic ploys
Residents of affected areas want answers, as seismic activity increases
Locals have no doubt that the Castor gas-storage plant is to blame for tremors Facility sits atop a geological fault
Work halted on giant gas storage plant after minor earthquakes detected in area
EU-backed facility was due to open this summer, and can store 50 days' of the country's needs
Madrid region set aside 53 million euros in case hospital privatization was blocked
Regional High Court has frozen plans to sell off six healthcare centers after huge protest movement by staff
Lanzarote cites Repsol’s own recognition of oil spill danger
Energy company investigation describes risk of blowout as "moderate"
Tropospheric ozone - an invisible summertime danger
Experts say government should do more to warn people about levels of pollutant
Court lifts stay on sale process for Madrid hospitals
Socialist Party had called on the courts to analyze a last-minute change to the contract conditions
Madrid court orders stay on privatization of management of regional hospitals
Tribunal to probe last-minute changes made in the conditions of the public tenders
This time I want a little girl
Fertility clinics want parents to be able to choose the sex of their children
Brussels denies Madrid more time to tackle air pollution
Six monitoring stations in capital exceeded permitted limits in 2010
Gloves off: Madrid forcibly retires 700 senior health professionals
College of Medicine says surprise move will cause disruption to patients
Toward a diagnosis of chronic fatigue
A breakthrough by Barcelona researchers has given sufferers hope They want to see the disputed syndrome accepted as a disease in its own right
Government gives backing to fracking
New legislation aims to address environmental concerns over shale gas exploration Spain's institutions remain divided on the subject
Built in a bubble
Hospitals planned during Spain's boom languish half-finished or devoid of patients
Madrid health workers pledge to stand firm on privatization
PP regional government has reduced plans to farm out hospitals and primary care centers
Over 300 health chiefs hand in resignations over privatization
Center directors will step down when Madrid administration’s plans to outsource services take effect
Clock ticking for Madrid public health
Thousands protest outside regional assembly as deputies debate budget Official admits to being unaware how much privatization will save
Almost 4,000 operations canceled due to doctors’ strike at Madrid hospitals
Regional premier González hints he might go back on plans to privatize the running of six public hospitals
The revolving door
Movement of directors and administrators between government and healthcare companies shows the ever-tightening links between the private and public sectors