Notícias (GB)
In the 4th quarter of 2025, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District increased both on a quarterly and year-on-year basis (Read more...)
In April 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing and Services increased, whilst in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
DREM shares data to mark Mother's Day 2026 (Read more...)
In March 2026, the overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region grew 3.8% year-on-year, surpassing the one million mark for the first time this month of the year (Read more...)
In March 2026, precipitation was above the climatological normal, whilst temperature was below (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the balance between the number of company incorporations and dissolutions decreased compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the weighted annual average daily traffic on the Via Rápida increased by 2.7% compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In March 2026, passenger movement at the Autonomous Region of Madeira airports recorded a year-on-year growth of 2.3% (Read more...)
In March 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose to 2 500 euros per square meter (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, banana commercialisation decreased by 25.0% in year-on-year terms (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
In the 4th quarter of 2025, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District increased both on a quarterly and year-on-year basis (Read more...)
In April 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing and Services increased, whilst in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
DREM shares data to mark Mother's Day 2026 (Read more...)
In March 2026, the overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region grew 3.8% year-on-year, surpassing the one million mark for the first time this month of the year (Read more...)
In March 2026, precipitation was above the climatological normal, whilst temperature was below (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the balance between the number of company incorporations and dissolutions decreased compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the weighted annual average daily traffic on the Via Rápida increased by 2.7% compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In March 2026, passenger movement at the Autonomous Region of Madeira airports recorded a year-on-year growth of 2.3% (Read more...)
In March 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose to 2 500 euros per square meter (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, banana commercialisation decreased by 25.0% in year-on-year terms (Read more...)
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In 2018
Number of physicians, pharmacists and nurses increased
The number of physicians registered in the Guild at December 31st of 2018 was 1 080, up by 4.7% when compared to the corresponding day of 2017 (1 032 physicians). Of those 55.6% (601) were women. According to place of residence, 73.3% of the physicians were in Funchal and 12.0% in Santa Cruz.
Of the total of doctors in 2018, 617 were specialists (57.1%), who held 723 specialties. Of these, 21.0% referred to General and Family Medicine, 9.5% to Internal Medicine, 5.5% to General Surgery and 5.4% to Obstetric Gynecology.
On average, in the Autonomous Region of Madeira there were 4.3 doctors per 1 000 inhabitants. This indicator reached its maximum in Funchal (7.6 doctors per 1 000 inhabitants) and its lowest in Calheta and Santana municipalities (0.7 doctors per thousand inhabitants).
The number of registered nurses in thei Guild increased by 2.3% in 2018 compared to 2017 (2 272 in 2018; 2 221 in 2017). On average, there were 8.9 nurses per 1 000 inhabitants.
In the same year, there were 234 pharmacists (down by from 2017) and according to the workplace, 57.7% were in Funchal and 10.7% in Santa Cruz.
The data now available is part of the "2018 Health Statistics of the Autonomous Region of Madeira" publication, the full edition of which will be released in December 2019.
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