Overview
- Health staff interviewed about 1,300 women showing warning signs in primary care and confirmed 32 cases this year, according to a Xunta report published on November 24.
- The screening uses a brief, validated questionnaire for patients aged 15 or older who present clinical or behavioral indicators, and negative results are repeated every two years.
- Clinicians provide guidance to patients, file injury reports to the courts when necessary, notify pediatric services if children are involved, and record findings in medical histories.
- Expansion is tied to the Ianus5 electronic record, which is slated to be in use by more than 2,000 Galician professionals in the first half of 2026.
- Initial sites, including the Abente y Lago health centers, have begun screening and accompanying potential victims, while opposition parties criticized the government’s approach and the regional president rejected those claims.