{"id":3377,"date":"2026-03-04T09:39:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/english-speaking-doctors-mallorca\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T09:39:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:39:53","slug":"english-speaking-doctors-mallorca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/english-speaking-doctors-mallorca\/","title":{"rendered":"English Speaking Doctors in Mallorca \u2013 Medical Care for Expats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of expats live in Mallorca, and many prefer <strong>English-speaking doctors<\/strong> who can understand their concerns without a language barrier. Fortunately, the island has a good selection of doctors who speak English.<\/p>\n<h2>Where to find English-speaking doctors<\/h2>\n<p>Most English-speaking doctors practise in <strong>Palma de Mallorca<\/strong> and tourist areas like <strong>Santa Ponsa, Calvi\u00e0, Alc\u00fadia<\/strong> and <strong>Cala Millor<\/strong>. In rural areas the choice is limited, but nothing on Mallorca is more than 30-40 minutes away.<\/p>\n<h2>Specialities with English-speaking doctors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>General practitioners:<\/strong> The most common first stop. Many offer house calls.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dentists:<\/strong> Wide range of English-speaking dentists available<\/li>\n<li><strong>Orthopaedics:<\/strong> Popular with sports enthusiasts and retirees<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dermatology:<\/strong> Skin care is especially important in Mallorca<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gynaecology:<\/strong> Several English-speaking practices in Palma<\/li>\n<li><strong>Psychology:<\/strong> Growing availability in English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Public vs private healthcare<\/h2>\n<p>Spain has a <strong>dual healthcare system<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Public (Seguridad Social):<\/strong> Free for residents with social security. Good basic care but long waiting times for specialists. Language: almost exclusively Spanish\/Catalan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Private:<\/strong> Shorter waits, free choice of doctor, often English-speaking. Cost: from 50-100 euros per consultation without insurance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Hospitals in Mallorca<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hospital Son Espases<\/strong> (Palma) \u2013 largest public hospital in the Balearics<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hospital Son Ll\u00e0tzer<\/strong> (Palma) \u2013 second major public hospital<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cl\u00ednica Juaneda<\/strong> (Palma) \u2013 private clinic with international staff<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hospital Quir\u00f3nsalud Palmaplanas<\/strong> \u2013 private, internationally oriented<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cl\u00ednica Rotger<\/strong> (Palma) \u2013 private clinic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Emergency \u2013 what to do<\/h2>\n<p>The European emergency number <strong>112<\/strong> works in Mallorca. For non-life-threatening emergencies, visit a <em>Centro de Salud<\/em> (health centre) with emergency service. Private clinics have their own 24-hour A&amp;E departments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Learn about <a href=\"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/health-insurance-mallorca-expat\/\">health insurance in Mallorca<\/a> first \u2013 it determines which doctors you can see.<\/p>\n<p>Find doctors in our <a href=\"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/business-directory\/\">business directory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Back to <a href=\"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/moving-to-mallorca\/\">moving to Mallorca guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of expats live in Mallorca, and many prefer English-speaking doctors who can understand their concerns without a language barrier. Fortunately, the island has a good selection of doctors who speak English. Where to find English-speaking doctors Most English-speaking doctors practise in Palma de Mallorca and tourist areas like Santa Ponsa, Calvi\u00e0, Alc\u00fadia and Cala<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_rtcl_gb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gesundheit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3377\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mallorca-portal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}