Overview

• CESM and the Sindicato Médico Andaluz called a 24‑hour national walkout for Friday to protest the Health Ministry’s draft Estatuto Marco and to press for a dedicated medical statute.
• The Health Ministry refused to withdraw its cross‑profession draft and labeled an exclusive statute for doctors unacceptable, highlighting draft measures such as a 48‑hour weekly cap that includes guardias and limits of 17 hours per on‑call shift.
• Medical colleges in Valencia, Álava and Asturias publicly backed participation, with additional regional unions organizing concentrations and marches at hospitals and government offices.
• Catalonia set detailed minimum services, keeping ICUs, hemodialysis, neonatology and urgent oncology fully operational and staffing urgent primary care at 25%, with non‑urgent appointments expected to be postponed.
• Disputes over minimum staffing emerged in Asturias, where the Simpa union calls the 30%–60% thresholds excessive, while mobilizations are planned in cities such as Madrid and Ciudad Real and thousands are called to strike in Castilla‑La Mancha.