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Helena Legido-quigley

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Erosion of universal health coverage in Spain

2013

Whereas the recent UN resolution urges governments to accelerate progress towards universal access to affordable and quality health-care services, the Spanish Government, bypassing the parliamentary procedure, enacted a Royal Decree to limit access to free services at the point of delivery for all-undermining the principle of universal coverage. Spanish health and social service budgets have been subjected to large cuts (13,7% in 2012 and 16,2% in 2013) with some regions imposing additional budget cuts.

Transients and MigrantsGovernmentSocial WorkUniversal Health CoverageGeneral MedicineHealth ServicesHealth Services AccessibilityUniversal Health InsuranceHealthSpainPolitical scienceHealth Care ReformGovernmentMedicina Preventiva y Salud PúblicaErosionHumansEnvironmental planningSociología
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The need for an independent evaluation of the COVID-19 response in Spain.

2020

Spain has been hit hard by COVID-19, with more than 300 000 cases, 28 498 confirmed deaths,1 and around 44 000 excess deaths, as of Aug 4, 2020.2 More than 50 000 health workers have been infected, and nearly 20 000 deaths were in nursing homes.3 With a population of 47 million, these data place Spain among the worst affected countries. Spain is also reported to have one of the best performing health systems in the world4 and ranks 15th in the Global Health Security index.5 So how is it possible that Spain now finds itself in this position?

2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Pneumonia ViralDisaster PlanningBetacoronavirusCorrespondencePandemicmedicineViral therapyHumansPandemicsIndependent evaluationbiologybusiness.industrySARS-CoV-2COVID-19General Medicinemedicine.diseasebiology.organism_classificationVirologyPneumoniaHealthSpainMedicina Preventiva y Salud PúblicabusinessCoronavirus InfectionsDelivery of Health CareBetacoronavirus
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Reflexiones sobre cómo evaluar y mejorar la respuesta a la pandemia de COVID-19

2020

La pandemia de COVID-19 ha afectado de manera particularmente intensa a España, pese a su nivel de desarrollo y la elogiada solidez de su Sistema Nacional de Salud. Para comprender qué ha pasado e identificar cómo mejorar la respuesta creemos imprescindible una evaluación independiente multidisciplinaria de la esfera sanitaria, política y socioeconómica. En este trabajo proponemos objetivos, principios, metodología y dimensiones a evaluar, además de esbozar el tipo de resultados y conclusiones esperadas. Nos inspiramos en los requerimientos formulados por el panel independiente de la Organización Mundial de la Salud y en las experiencias evaluativas en otros países, y detallamos la propuest…

Determinantes sociales de saludPolicy responses:Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans [Medical Subject Headings]Social determinants of healthRespuestas políticasPrevención y control:Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health [Medical Subject Headings]Health services researchEvaluation:Geographical Locations::Geographic Locations::Europe::Spain [Medical Subject Headings]:Health Care::Health Care Economics and Organizations::Organizations::International Agencies::United Nations::World Health Organization [Medical Subject Headings]:Health Care::Health Care Facilities Manpower and Services::Health Facilities::Hospitals [Medical Subject Headings]Pandemia:Health Care::Health Care Economics and Organizations::Policy::Social Control Policies::Public Policy [Medical Subject Headings]EvaluaciónPandemicPrevención y control Investigación sobre servicios de salud:Health Care::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Disease Outbreaks::Epidemics::Pandemics [Medical Subject Headings]COVID-19:Health Care::Health Services Administration::Quality of Health Care::Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) [Medical Subject Headings]:Diseases::Virus Diseases::RNA Virus Infections::Nidovirales Infections::Coronaviridae Infections::Coronavirus Infections [Medical Subject Headings]:Health Care::Health Services Administration::Patient Care Management::Comprehensive Health Care::Primary Health Care [Medical Subject Headings]Investigación sobre servicios de saludPrevention and controlMedicina Preventiva y Salud Pública:Health Care::Health Care Facilities Manpower and Services::Health Services::Community Health Services::Preventive Health Services::Health Education [Medical Subject Headings]
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[Insight on how to assess and improve the response to the COVID-19 pandemic].

2022

Resumen: La pandemia de COVID-19 ha afectado de manera particularmente intensa a España, pese a su nivel de desarrollo y la elogiada solidez de su Sistema Nacional de Salud. Para comprender qué ha pasado e identificar cómo mejorar la respuesta creemos imprescindible una evaluación independiente multidisciplinaria de la esfera sanitaria, política y socioeconómica. En este trabajo proponemos objetivos, principios, metodología y dimensiones a evaluar, además de esbozar el tipo de resultados y conclusiones esperadas. Nos inspiramos en los requerimientos formulados por el panel independiente de la Organización Mundial de la Salud y en las experiencias evaluativas en otros países, y detallamos la…

medicine.medical_specialtyPublic PolicyDeterminantes sociales de saludPolicy responsesSocial determinants of health03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineRespuestas políticasPrevención y controlmedicineHealth services researchHumans030212 general & internal medicineSocial determinants of healthEconomic impact analysisEvaluationPandemicsPandemiaPandemicScope (project management)EvaluaciónSARS-CoV-2030503 health policy & servicesCorporate governancePublic healthPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth services researchCOVID-19Investigación sobre servicios de saludPrevention and controlSocial protectionRisk analysis (engineering)PreparednessPublic HealthBusinessPublic aspects of medicineRA1-12700305 other medical science
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Will austerity cuts dismantle the Spanish healthcare system?

2013

In the face of austerity, a series of disconnected “reforms” could, without corrective measures, lead to the effective dismantling of large parts of the Spanish healthcare system, with potentially detrimental effects on health. Helena Legido-Quigley and colleagues explain.

Health Care RationingAusteritybusiness.industryEconomic policymedia_common.quotation_subjectMEDLINESpanish healthcare systemFace (sociological concept)General MedicineRecessionReformsEconomic RecessionAusteritySpainHealthMedicina Preventiva y Salud PúblicaHumansMedicinebusinessDelivery of Health CareSociologíamedia_commonHealthcare system
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