Galicia raises Spanish regional healthcare investment standard:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The regional government of Galicia, in north-western Spain, has approved a Euro16m ($19.3m) budget for primary healthcare infrastructure and equipment investments in 2006, up 27% on last year. The director general of healthcare resources, Ana Ferna ndez Pulpeiro, who announced this commitment to the regional government's healthcare commission, is currently drafting a four-year "priority investments" programme, based on a review of all areas of care.