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Andalusia’s Health Minister Resigns Over Screening Failures as Presidency Minister Steps In

Presidency chief Antonio Sanz takes the Health portfolio on an interim basis following the outcry over delayed breast‑screening alerts.

Overview

  • An official bulletin confirms Antonio Sanz will temporarily manage the Health Ministry after Juanma Moreno accepted Rocío Hernández’s resignation.
  • The Junta limits the identified failures to roughly 2,000 women, about 1,800 linked to Hospital Virgen del Rocío, involving unjustified delays in notifying suspicious results.
  • Moreno announces audits, a protocol overhaul, staffing reinforcements and a two‑month review of all affected patients, while publicly apologizing to those impacted.
  • Patient advocates, including Sevilla group Amama, call the resignation belated and demand full explanations as protests grow outside SAS headquarters.
  • Separate court investigations into emergency contracting practices at the Andalusian Health Service proceed, with former SAS chiefs and the current director summoned to testify in November.