Sofia, Nov 30 : Bulgaria suffers from a significant shortage of healthcare professionals, according to a report released by the country's Council for Economic Analyses (CEA).

There is a shortage of over 1,000 general practitioners (GPs) in the whole country, relatively equal to about a quarter of the total number of GPs registered in 2021, Xinhua news agency quoted the report as saying.

In terms of psychiatrists, the staffing gap is over 460, equal to over 70 per cent of the total number in 2021.