Overview
- The Xunta’s Consello approved the Plan Integral 2026–2029 on Monday with a €45 million budget and 37 measures to reduce avoidable and prolonged sick leave.
- A new voluntary coordinator of reincorporation will offer confidential, nonclinical mediation to help workers return to jobs without access to medical records or incentives tied to faster returns.
- About €18 million is earmarked for prevention and workplace wellbeing including ergonomic grants, small-employer subsidies for replacement hires, and Coida Peme psychological and musculoskeletal support for microbusinesses.
- The plan funds clinical reforms with roughly €26 million for specialized musculoskeletal and minor psychiatry units, faster access to physiotherapy, and the inclusion of employment history in clinical records to improve case management.
- Xunta officials built the plan with UGT and the employers’ confederation but CIG, CCOO and opposition groups rejected it over concerns about stigmatizing workers, while the regional government has formally asked Madrid to reinforce INSS medical inspectors, run a 'plan de choque' for cases over 365 days, and create an interoperable national information system.