Overview
- President Juanma Moreno announced a commission of experts to modernize the Servicio Andaluz de Salud after communication errors in mammography screening came to light.
- The 2026 regional budget will reach €51,597 million, with roughly one-third for public health, and includes hiring 4,370 health workers, about 1,200 of them doctors including MIR.
- The Junta will add 2,292 of those hires before year-end and fund a €100 million-plus plan that brings in 705 staff to correct screening gaps across breast, colon and cervical programs.
- Political and managerial steps include the health minister’s resignation, the removal of the SAS screening service chief, and warnings of further dismissals.
- Remediation is underway for roughly 2,000 affected women, with tests due by November 15 and results for all by the end of the month; Moreno also pressed Madrid to reinforce Andalusia’s undersized power grid.