Overview
- After four days of strikes, technicians held rallies outside Servicio Extremeño de Salud hospitals on Thursday.
- The Health Ministry agreed to reflect the profession’s demands in the Estatuto Marco and to work toward a university degree, promising a draft text within four or five days.
- The workforce seeks EU‑level recognition of training, a shift from vocational higher cycle to a university degree, and reclassification into group B with matching pay.
- Representatives cautioned they may call an indefinite strike if the draft and subsequent steps fall short.
- SES has told some patients to repeat blood tests after samples went unprocessed during stoppages, and participation in the Oct. 30–Nov. 4 walkout remains disputed at 27.57% versus 80% claimed by organizers.