Overview

• An extraordinary BOJA decree formalized Rocío Hernández’s resignation at her request and assigned the Health portfolio’s day-to-day management to Presidency minister Antonio Sanz on a provisional basis.
• Authorities now estimate about 2,000 women were affected by delayed communication and follow-up of suspicious screening results, with roughly 1,800 linked to Seville’s Hospital Virgen del Rocío.
• President Juanma Moreno apologized to patients, pledged deep reforms with audits and protocol changes, and said the plan includes staff reinforcements and an initial €12 million that can be increased.
• The Junta has begun contacting the affected cohort for case reviews with a two‑month window, and Moreno told Parliament he aims to provide solutions to all identified cases by November 30.
• Moreno signaled further dismissals at Virgen del Rocío, while patient groups protested in Seville and separate court probes into SAS emergency contracting continue with former managers summoned to testify in November.