The regional Health Service has defined the minimum services that will apply during the nationwide strike called for A1-group medical and specialist staff of the Spanish National Health System. The strike will take place on 9, 10, 11 and 12 December.
The stoppage will begin at 00:00 on Tuesday and end at 23:59 on Friday. In centres operating with several shifts, the strike will start with the first shift on 9 December and finish once the final shift on 12 December ends, even if it extends beyond the scheduled time.
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✔️ Minimum services in hospitals
- Staffing will match that of public holidays.
- In specialities with admitted patients and in central services, attending hospitalised individuals, one additional specialist will be assigned to the morning shift.
- Critical and urgent hospital units —medical and radiotherapy oncology, haematology, oncologic surgery, emergency departments, dialysis, day hospital and hospital pharmacy— must operate at 100 % capacity to ensure treatment continuity.
✔️ Minimum services in primary care
- Morning shift (8:00–15:00): one doctor and one paediatrician per health centre.
- Centres with more than 20,500 registered patients must have two doctors and one paediatrician.
- Afternoon shift (15:00–20:00): one doctor and one paediatrician (when available).
- Urgent/continuous care (PAC, 15:00–23:59): all doctors and paediatricians assigned to continuous care must be present.
✔️ Emergency care services (SUAP and 061)
These services must maintain 100 % coverage due to their essential nature.
✔️ Medical Residents (MIR)
No specific minimum service requirements are imposed on residents due to the nature of their training-based employment.