Health centres in Majorca's main resorts are said to have to attend to some hundred people per day who are either tourists or workers. This, at any rate, is the experience at the PAC in Arenal.
The heads of medicine, nursing and admissions at the centre have produced leaflets in four languages which provide advice regarding the most common complaints that patients have. In many instances they don't need to go and see a doctor or nurse, such as if they have mosquito bites. It is recommended that these are treated by cleaning the area with soap and water, applying ice and then some calamine.
The Arenal PAC typically deals with people who are drunk, who have gastroenteritis, who are sunburnt and who have insect bites. A doctor at the centre, Catalina Nuñez, points out that at weekends there are many youngsters who have come to Majorca for "study trips" and who end up at emergencies because they can't control their drinking. Where gastroenteritis is concerned, this can be the result of eating poorly, drinking little or no water, not eating sufficient fruit and taking food to the beach that can degrade under the sun.
As for workers, every day the centre treats restaurant and bar employees who have suffered cuts. There are also chambermaids. They are regular patients at the PAC and have back pain and muscle contraction.
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Take a trip to the uk like the rest of the eu oh and bring your family to the NHS
I have nothing but praise for the health service here, both at my local PAC in Palma, my family doctor and at Son Espases where I have been hospitalised three times and received subsequent treatment. Excellent and very caring service always from both doctors and nurses.I have a Spanish private insurance cover also but much prefer the Public Health Service for important and serious illnesses. The only problem is with the waiting lists for some services.
Their job is to provide a service to help... if a waiter or waitress have cut themselves at work that is a valid reason if it's deep... if someone has gastroenteritis that is a valid reason to go...I get shunned if I go to the doctors here and I have a doctors card as I'm a resident but they still treat you like shit. Look after their own and winge about everyone else...