Overview
- Emergency department coordinators across Galicia report up to a 30% rise in attendances versus pre‑pandemic peaks, with prolonged waits for ward beds and patients treated in corridors.
- The PSdeG demands an urgent, budgeted plan, citing reprogrammed non‑urgent surgeries in Pontevedra, daily volumes of more than 500 cases in Santiago, and long waits in A Coruña.
- Vigo’s Meixoeiro hospital reopened 15 beds to avoid canceling operations, with 33 patients awaiting admission in the emergency department despite slightly lower weekend demand.
- Doctors in multiple regions, including Galicia, are set to strike on 14–15 January to seek a medical‑specific statute and better conditions, with minimum services guaranteeing urgent care and non‑deferrable treatments.
- Asturias called last‑minute talks with the Simpa union for 4,000 doctors and plans reinforced minimum services in key areas such as Anesthesiology and Radiology, while unions press to end 24‑hour shifts and improve terms for trainees.