None of us get out alive ....

Life lessons from Christopher Walken: "None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Eat the delicious food. Walk in the sunshine. Jump in the ocean. Say the truth that you’re carrying in your heart like hidden treasure. Be silly. Be kind. Be weird. There’s no time for anything else." Remember: Get your health and funeral insurance sorted out as well ;-)

Health Cuts in Public Health Care in the Canaries

It has been reported today in the Tenerife News that residents are urged to fight public health cuts. The government of the archipelago is planning to slash the budget by 11 million euros affecting materials and human resources in the already heavily burdened public health sector.

The cuts will affect the renewal of recent contracts, sick leave, holidays and days off and will have a major impact on the University Hospital, Tenerife with the loss of 5,000 ultrasounds, 1,000 operations and 200 resonance imaging equipment.

This will place the Canaries in 2017 last in the rankings for waiting lists, which will result in the worsening of diseases and increased mortality, in short creating a bigger problem in public health.

If you don't have private medical health care, perhaps now is a good time to take out private health insurance?

Don't wait till it is too late to take out insurance...

Your funeral shouldn't be left to your children!

Mediterranean Diet Facts and Health Benefits

As many of you know the Mediterranean diet is proven to be good for your health. Find out why on this Link.

Canarian Hospitals Top in Private Health Care

Whilst many feel that private health care is an expense it is good to know that the Canary Islands have the best private health care facilities throughout Spain.

The Ministery of Health's annual catalogue of hospitals with data collected up to 31st December, 2015 shows that 57.9% of Canarian hospitals are private owned. The Canary Islands has more private hospitals than any other region is Spain. The Canaries has a total of 38 hospitals of which 22 are private. The other regions have:

• Andalusia 48.1%
• Aragon 24.1%
• Asturias 30%
• Balearic Islands 41.7%
• Cantabria 14.3%
• Castilla and Leon 30.6%
• Castilla La Mancha 28.6%
• Cataluña 53.5%
• Valencia 32.8%
• Extremadura 42.1%
• Madrid 40.7%
• Murcia 51.9%
• Navarre 18.2%
• Basque Country 34.1%
• La Rioja 57.1%

The Canary Islands also have 237 items of high technology equipment, with 33 TAC, 32 mammography and 24 magnetic devices (most of them in private centres).

El Mojon Hospital, Tenerife south first 46 bed short-stay beds in operation.

The long awaited first 46 short-stay convalescence beds are now available in El Mojon Hospital as of last Friday. A further 49 beds will be operational by 1st September. Full details from the Canarian Weekly article can be found on this link South Hospital opens!