Spanish National Health System

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The Spanish National Health System is Spain’s publicly funded, universal healthcare system that coordinates regional health services to provide comprehensive medical care to residents.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public health system
universal healthcare system
accessModel universal access at point of use
aimsTo ensure equal access to healthcare services
improve population health outcomes
collaboratesWith private healthcare providers in Spain
coordinatingAuthority Ministry of Health of Spain
corePrinciple equity
free access at point of delivery for most services
solidarity
universality
country Spain
coverage universal healthcare coverage
emergencyNumber 112
financedBy general taxation
fundingModel publicly funded
governanceStructure decentralized
hasComponent primary care teams
public health surveillance system
hasSubSystem regional health services of autonomous communities
includes emergency medical services
primary care centers
public hospitals
specialized outpatient centers
languageOfOperation Spanish
co-official regional languages in Spain
legalBasis General Health Law of 1986
mainFunction coordination of regional health services
provision of comprehensive medical care
monitoredBy Ministry of Health of Spain
officialName Sistema Nacional de Salud
organizationalLevel autonomous community level management
national framework
policyArea healthcare delivery
public health
populationCoverage majority of Spain's population
primaryBeneficiaries residents of Spain
regionalImplementers autonomous communities of Spain
regulates public provision of healthcare services
serviceType emergency care
hospital care
preventive care
primary care
public health services
specialized care
shortName SNS
userCharges limited co-payments for pharmaceuticals

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Hospital Clínico San Carlos partOf Spanish National Health System
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre healthcareSystem Spanish National Health System
Faculty of Medicine of the University of Salamanca associatedWith Spanish National Health System
subject linked to: Faculty of Medicine
Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón healthcareSystem Spanish National Health System
Spanish National Health System officialName Sistema Nacional de Salud
linked to: Spanish National Health System
Servicio Madrileño de Salud operatesWithinSystem Spanish National Health System
Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañón healthcareSystem Spanish National Health System
University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves healthcareSystem National Health System of Spain
linked to: Spanish National Health System
Hospital del Henares belongsTo Spanish National Health System
Hospital Universitario La Paz partOf Spanish National Health System
Galician public health service isPartOf Spanish National Health System
Secretary-General for Health Management and Cooperation of the Ministry of Health (Spain) jurisdiction National Health System of Spain
linked to: Spanish National Health System
Servicio Extremeño de Salud partOf Sistema Nacional de Salud de España
linked to: Spanish National Health System
Servicio Extremeño de Salud fundedBy Sistema Nacional de Salud de España
linked to: Spanish National Health System