Violence against doctors reaches record levels in Spain

Figures released by Organización Médica Colegial (OMC), which represents all medical colleges in Spain, show that 879 aggressions against doctors were recorded in 2025, the highest annual figure since records began in 2010.1Separately, Spain’s Ministry of Health has published broader figures covering violence against all healthcare staff in the Spanish national health system. These data show 18 563 aggressions reported in the national healthcare system in 2025, an 8.7% increase since 2024.Spanish doctors who have experienced violence told The BMJ how incidents had had a lasting impact on their wellbeing, with some taking sick leave for fear of encountering their attacker again.OMC warned that the data showed that violence in Spain’s healthcare settings had “become chronic,” calling for the government to create a national plan to tackle the problem. It added that the total number of reported incidents against doctors had reached nearly 9000 over the past 16 years.Of 879…