Overview

• After nearly ten months and eleven meetings, the Pacto de Salud concluded with broad approval for bolstering Osakidetza’s primary care services.
• EH Bildu, Sumar and the LAB union withheld full support over concerns that private sector ties could undermine public healthcare.
• The PP warned that ideological filters within the pact’s strategic lines might prevent its full validation.
• Primary care strengthening aims to tackle pandemic-induced backlogs, including crowded outpatient clinics and long specialist wait times.
• The Gobierno Vasco will now move forward with implementing key measures to expand community clinics and enhance frontline staff capacity.