Only 4% of primary appointments last 15 minutes compared to 47% of OECD

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Only 4% of primary appointments last 15 minutes compared to 47% of OECD

In Spanish primary care, time has become an increasingly scarce luxury. More and more brief consultations have left the country lagging behind its neighbours. This is demonstrated by an OECD report, which shows that only 4 percent of medical appointments in Spain last 15 minutes or more, well below the 47 percent average recorded in the Member States. Is it possible to guarantee quality care in such short consultations? The truth is that this da…