Table 4.
What are the two most important problems in the Spanish health‐care system?
| Problem | Per cent |
|---|---|
| Wait times | 29 |
| Wait times for specialists | 17 |
| Wait times for operations | 14 |
| Wait times for family care doctors | 11 |
| Lack of patient care | 8 |
| Overcrowding | 7 |
| Poor patient care | 6 |
| Lack of resources | 5 |
| Wait time in emergencies | 4 |
| Lack of doctors | 4 |
| Lack of health‐care personnel | 4 |
| Small amount of time spent by doctors with patients | 3 |
| Wait times for exams | 3 |
| Financing | 3 |
| Organization | 2 |
| Slowness | 1 |
Harvard School of Public Health and Fundació Biblioteca Josep Laporte, Trust in the Spanish Healthcare System, 2005/2006. 5