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Vigo Radiologists End Month-Long Strike After Deal to Boost On-Call Staffing

A phased plan adds a third in-person guard on select days from December, moving to full-week coverage over the next two years.

Concentración de profesionales de Radiología en el Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, en Vigo, el segundo día de la huelga indefinida de este servicio.
Caballero, con Elena Chávarri (a su dcha.), Adriana Caldera (a su izq.) y Mónica Fernández, del comité de huelga de los radiólogos.
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Overview

  • From December 1, three in-person on-call radiologists will cover Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays, expanding to five weekdays next year and to seven days the following year.
  • Radiologists approved the proposal in a Thursday assembly, and the service said the walkout ends with normal activity resuming on Friday.
  • Roughly 3,000 diagnostic tests were postponed and some surgeries were suspended during the strike, with Sergas contacting affected patients to reschedule.
  • The radiology service reports six unfilled posts and relies on future MIR graduates for hiring, while management warns that added guards mean more rest days that could strain scheduled activity and waiting lists.
  • The deal folds MRI’s previously at-home on-call into the in-person rota, responding to rising demand that includes an 80% increase in emergency CT requests over nine years.