Overview

• The Fiscalía de Castilla y León is processing a dozen serious assault cases against healthcare workers with potential prison terms ranging from six months to four years.
• Mossos d’Esquadra delivered 171 safety sessions in 2024 that reached 4,940 healthcare professionals and conducted 116 focused trainings in early 2025.
• Catalonia recorded 2,717 aggressions against healthcare workers in 2024—an average of seven daily—with 10.5 percent involving physical violence and the remainder verbal abuse.
• Women accounted for 73 percent of victimised professionals, with patients responsible for 77 percent of reported attacks.
• Health authorities and medical associations are urging streamlined administrative fines, unified legislation to equalise protections in public and private settings, and mandatory reporting to combat hidden assault cases.