Overview

• Junta president Juanma Moreno apologized, called the situation serious, and said the SAS is working against the clock while auditing the program to find the origin of the failures and assign responsibility.
• The SAS has already issued instructions to change its 2012 communication protocol, with officials saying they expect to define the magnitude of delayed cases by mid‑week.
• About 2,000 women whose mammograms were labeled non‑conclusive are being contacted for expedited second tests, with the Junta noting most such findings are benign but patients reporting delays of up to a year.
• The Fiscalía Superior de Andalucía is reviewing a complaint over alleged communication errors, as the patient group Amama prepares legal action and the AECC offers support and information services to those affected.
• Calls have grown to review colon and cervical screening programs and other regions are updating result notifications, while experts highlight staffing shortages and administrative bottlenecks behind diagnostic delays.