After the announcement of the call for an indefinite strike by doctors in protest of the Framework Statute promoted by the Government, the Minister of Health, Mónica García, has defended that its processing in the Congress of Deputies is "good news" and has insisted that it cannot become "an excuse...
The Medical Strike Committee has communicated this Friday that it will initiate indefinite strikes starting on October 28 throughout the national territory, in order to show its opposition to the Draft Law of the Framework Statute and demand specific regulations for the medical and healthcare collective.This decision has been adopted...
The Minister of Health, Mónica García, has pointed out that she has tried to "avoid at all times" the strike called by the medical unions for mid-October. At the same time, she has admitted that the doctors have "legitimate reasons" to mobilize, although she believes that part of their demands...
The Minister of Health, Mónica García, assured this Thursday that her department does not reject the possibility of promoting a specific framework statute for the medical and healthcare collective, "as long as" it is developed "on the common basis" of a norm applicable to all healthcare professionals. To this end,...
The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, announced this Thursday a new salary increase for doctors and nurses for on-call hours, nights, and holidays starting in 2028, with an annual allocation of 38 million euros.The regional leader detailed this measure during the first session of the State...
The general secretary of the Spanish Confederation of Medical Unions (CESM), Víctor Pedrera, has demanded this Tuesday that the doctors in Ceuta have the same rights as their colleagues from the rest of the country, in order to put a stop to the situation of "ultra", "mega", "hyper" or "macro"...
The president of the Medical Organization (OMC), Dr. Tomás Cobo, has urged that, once approved this Tuesday in a second round in the Council of Ministers, the different political groups introduce changes to the Framework Statute during its passage through the Cortes in order to expressly include the specificities of...
More than 300 doctors from the public hospital network of Paraguay have submitted their resignations en masse as a gesture of support for the health strike that began a week ago, with which they demand a profound improvement of the public health system of the South American country."This is not...
A study developed by a group of experts from the University of Missouri (United States) has demonstrated that "a small change in schedules has great benefits for the health of doctors who work the night shift."The head of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the School of Medicine, Dr. Matthew...
The president of the Medical Organization (OMC), Dr. Tomás Cobo, has requested "a unique strategic plan with a unique command" that allows coordinating the health response to the massive arrival of migrant people in Ceuta and guarantees "the safeguarding of these minors and these human beings" affected by this situation.After...
The Council of Medical Colleges of Galicia has expressed its support for the Official College of Physicians of Ceuta (COMCE) and for the healthcare professionals of Ceuta in the face of the "extraordinary healthcare pressure they are facing after what happened last week and has demanded from the Ministry of...
The Professional Group for a Medical and Faculty Statute (APEMYF) has disseminated this Thursday the results of a survey in which it is confirmed that 60 percent of doctors and faculty are in favor of calling for an indefinite strike to demand a specific Framework Statute. More than a quarter...
The first vice president of the Junta de Andalucía and counselor of Presidency, Health, and Emergencies, Antonio Sanz, has highlighted this Friday the "great agreement" reached two days ago with the Andalusian Medical Union (SMA) to strengthen the working conditions of healthcare professionals, in contrast to a Ministry of Health...
The Executive of La Rioja has reiterated "its absolute respect" for the decisions of the courts after the order for the immediate suspension of the SERIS exams aimed at non-specialist doctors, issued by a judge, became known. At the same time, the regional government emphasizes "that this is not a...
Alberto Núñez Feijóo has already programmed the countdown. With the hands of the clock running and thinking that Pedro Sánchez has little time left, or at least, less and less in La Moncloa. Doing that exercise, the leader of the opposition committed this Wednesday to raise -in a period of...
80 percent of doctors in private healthcare who treat mutual members state that they have not seen the renewal of the agreement with the General Mutual Insurance Company for Civil Servants (Muface) reflected in their fees, despite the fact that this agreement meant a 41.2 percent increase in the premium...
The president of Canarias, Fernando Clavijo, stressed this Tuesday in the regional Parliament that "it is evident" that public healthcare in the islands is "much better," despite the open conflict with workers of the Canary Islands Health Service, who demand improvements in their working conditions, and the "arrogance and haughtiness"...
The NGO Doctors for Human Rights has warned this Saturday of a very serious deterioration in the health of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of the Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza, arrested by Israel without charges since December 2024. According to the organization, in recent weeks his physical condition...
A total of 1,614 doctors from different autonomous communities have signed the open letter promoted by the Association Doctors United for their Rights (MUD). In this letter, they demand that the trade union organizations that support the reform of the Framework Statute withdraw their support for the text being processed...
Socialist deputy María Rodrigo has denounced that "when there are more people in the towns, in the summer, there is less health personnel in the health centers due to the abandonment of Primary Care by the Government of Aragon". In her opinion, the regional Executive is once again reaching the...
The Basque Government's Health Minister, Alberto Martínez, has proposed the withdrawal of the current Framework Statute and "starting again" from a different basis, with the aim of achieving broad consensus. In his opinion, the Ministry of Health has opted for a "unilateral path, without the autonomous communities, without the professionals,...
Médicos Unidos por sus Derechos (MUD) has registered with the Ministry of Health a set of allegations to the Draft Law of the Framework Statute that, in practice, represent a "total amendment of the project," by demanding the complete withdrawal of the draft and the development of a specific and...
The General Medical Council (GMC), in collaboration with the official medical colleges, has launched a new campaign to encourage healthcare professionals who disseminate health information on social media and other digital channels to visibly display their registration status and registration number.As the GMC points out, this measure aims to reinforce...
The PSOE of Cantabria has warned that the so-called "plazas sin cupo" (unlimited positions) promoted by the PP Government "cannot be the only solution" to the deficit of doctors in Primary Care and has warned that "a change of model would be the final blow to continue weakening public healthcare."The...
The Minister of Health, Mónica García, reiterated this Friday that her Ministry has already transferred "the baton" of the Framework Statute to the autonomous communities, after having promoted "the first health labor reform in 23 years to improve the working conditions" of public system professionals.In the press conference presenting the...