Overview
- Regional officials say roughly 2,000 women with doubtful results have now been called for follow‑ups, with appointments targeted by November 30 and most cases concentrated at Sevilla’s Virgen del Rocío hospital.
- The 12‑million‑euro emergency plan aims to add 119 staff, but the Junta acknowledges recruiting 65 radiologists will be difficult and confirms some offers were declined, turning to incentives and extended hours.
- The Spanish Association Against Cancer urges a monitoring commission and proposes UN International Agency for Research on Cancer supervision of the audit.
- Radiologists and medical leaders describe structural diagnostic delays across specialties and provinces, citing staff shortages and years without published wait‑time data.
- Spain’s Health Ministry has requested five years of screening data from all regions as governments signal cooperation, while Andalusia insists follow‑up screening remains within the public SAS despite questions over contracted mobile mammography units.