- In Osakidetza afternoon interventions, outpatient consultations and follow-up tests have not returned to normal. According to data from last year, the coronavirus pandemic affects thousands of people with some other disease.
According to data provided on May 30 by Health Advisor Nekane Murga, "Osakidetza has recovered almost 100% of its surgical activity in the morning shift." It has not detailed the number of speeches that are made in the morning and afternoon shifts. He has anticipated that "in June, also in the afternoon, the operations will begin to be programmed".
It recognizes that outpatient consultations and complementary tests are more needed to reach the pre-pandemic march: Current activity is between 40% and 70%.
How many interventions, consultations, and complementary tests were performed in 2019?
In 2019, 152,209 surgical interventions were performed, the complementary tests performed were 430.113 and hospital consultations exceeded 4.5 million. These three figures have been increasing each year over the past five years. All data can be found in Osakidetza’s 2019 report.