Overview

• Regional health services are calling roughly 2,000 women whose screening mammograms were labeled non‑conclusive, creating a priority pathway to expedite follow‑up tests.
• Hospital managers were directed to clear the breast‑screening backlog by Nov. 30, with the SAS moving to centralize BI‑RADS 3 alerts and naming point people at each center, plus an inquiry inbox for patients.
• President Juanma Moreno announced a rapid‑response plan and an audit of all screening programs, including colon and cervical cancer, and vowed to establish individual responsibilities.
• The main concentration is at Seville’s Virgen del Rocío hospital, with additional cases in Cádiz and Málaga, and patient accounts describe delays that led to more aggressive treatments in some instances.
• Oversight and political pressure are escalating with an Ombudsman probe, calls for resignations and a parliamentary inquiry, discussion of collective lawsuits, an age‑range expansion to 45–75 under debate for capacity risks, and a national request for screening data.