Overview
- The indefinite walkout led by O’Mega continued Friday, with the Galician health service reporting more than 22,100 primary-care appointments canceled in the first four days.
- The Vigo health area bears the brunt of the disruption, accounting for roughly 43% of suspended visits, including 7,364 cancellations in the first three days and a 9% adherence rate there on day four according to Sergas.
- Negotiations between the regional health department and O’Mega on Thursday ended without progress or a new date, as the union pushes to cap agendas at about 33 patients per shift and reduce excess hours such as Saturday work.
- The Superior Court of Justice of Galicia provisionally upheld the Xunta’s minimum service levels, warning of already long waits and potential clinical risk if the minima were removed.
- At the national level, the Health Ministry announced an accord with the Foro de la Profesión Médica to feed reforms into the Estatuto Marco, yet unions including CESM maintain plans for a March 16–20 strike week and have requested an urgent meeting with the ministry.