Enrique Sánchez de León, president of Fundamed, discusses the role of the voice of the patients, and how they work alongside the General Patient Alliance to strengthen this voice. Furthermore, he highlights the importance of the Fundamed awards as a way to give back to those committed to the healthcare sector in Spain.
Can you please start by giving an overview of Fundamed, its role in the Spanish healthcare sector and how this role has evolved?
"In Spain, it is widely perceived that the hospitals are stuck in their mindset because although we have some of the best healthcare institutes in the world, we fall behind the rest of Europe regarding our primary care sector. "
