Overview

• The walkout, called by CESM and Omega, targets the Health Ministry’s proposed overhaul of the Estatuto Marco governing medical employment conditions.
• In Asturias, 3,896 physicians were called to strike as Sespa ordered minimum staffing ranging from 27% to 61% in primary care and 31% to 53% in hospitals, including residents for on‑duty coverage.
• Vigo faces two actions in quick succession: today’s general doctors’ strike followed Monday by an indefinite stoppage focused on radiologists’ on‑call duty.
• Radiologists in Vigo say 28 physicians currently cover in‑person on‑call shifts and seek additional coverage, while Sergas maintains that urgent needs are already met by existing staffing with residents.
• Sergas has mandated that priority‑1 and emergency operating rooms remain open, yet large numbers of non‑urgent surgeries, consultations and tests are expected to be postponed, with about 3,000 hospital appointments, 12,000 primary‑care visits and over 1,700 radiology studies at risk in the Vigo area.