Ibiza palliative care team helps more than 6,500

Ibiza and Formentera in the Balearic Islands: a palliative care team marks 25 years after helping more than 6,500 people. Palliative care helps patients manage symptoms of illness and the side effects of treatment. Balearic health minister Manuela García met the team on Thursday, 15 October 2026, to mark the anniversary.

The service began in 2001 and provides care outside hospital. According to the Ibiza and Formentera Health Area, 80 per cent of the people it has helped have cancer. Since 2010, it has also cared for patients with other illnesses.

Home visits and hospital care

In 2025, the team cared for 368 people. It made 1,024 home visits, held 396 outpatient appointments and visited patients admitted to Hospital Can Misses on Ibiza 1,571 times.

A third doctor joined that year. The team now has three doctors, a nurse, a specialist in psychological care for cancer patients and a nursing care technician.

A new clinic for patients and families

The larger team opened a clinic for patients and their families in 2025. It is on the ground floor of building C and opens on weekday mornings.

There, patients and their carers can get help with symptoms and treatment side effects. The aim is to improve patients’ quality of life.

Topics: Health

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com