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Galicia Implements 2025 Healthcare Goals with New Management Agreements

The Consellería de Sanidade outlines 71 performance targets to improve access, efficiency, prevention, and cost control across the Servizo Galego de Saúde.

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Usuarios pidiendo cita en el centro de Salud Rosalía de Castro-Beiramar, en Vigo.

Overview

  • The 2025 Acuerdos de Gestión establish detailed benchmarks for reducing wait times, increasing vaccination rates, and managing pharmaceutical costs.
  • Primary care appointments must be secured within four days for over 90% of cases, while mental health consultations for suicidal crises are mandated within seven days.
  • Surgical wait times are capped at 365 days, with stricter limits of 30 days for priority cases and 180 days for 97% of patients.
  • Pharmaceutical cost controls include targeting 50% generic prescriptions, 80% biosimilar use, and age-tiered cost ceilings for prescriptions.
  • Prevention initiatives include obesity prevalence studies, improved cancer screening timelines, and increased vaccination coverage for pregnant women and healthcare workers.