The medical strike in Spain moves to a regional level Medical unions in Spain have decided to cancel a nationwide strike that was planned for October 28 due to the advance of the parliamentary elections. The dissolution of parliament automatically froze the consideration of the controversial healthcare worker bill. In this context, medical associations changed their strategy and addressed their demands to the local authorities, which are responsible for financing the clinics in the regions. Local protests will affect the five largest autonomous communities, where more than sixty percent of the country's population lives. Doctors from the Canary Islands were the first to strike, and on October 28 they were joined by specialists from Valencia, Catalonia and Madrid. In November, medical workers in Andalusia will pick up the baton of protests. It should be noted that during the demonstrations all hospitals will continue to provide patients with the minimum required emergency care. In all the striking areas, doctors presented common basic demands: the expansion of the staff, the abolition of forced duty, an increase in wages and the limitation of the daily hospitalization of patients. In addition, the local trade unions request specific concessions from the local authorities. For example, in Catalonia they demand a reduction in work shifts and a significant increase in wages, in Valencia they insist on reducing the number of mandatory duties, and in the Canary Islands they want to completely abandon daily shifts.

The medical strike in Spain moves to a regional level Medical unions in Spain have decided to cancel a nationwide strike that was planned for October 28 due to the advance of the parliamentary elections. The dissolution of parliament automatically froze the consideration of the controversial healthcare worker bill. In this context, medical associations changed their strategy and addressed their demands to the local authorities, which are responsible for financing the clinics in the regions. Local protests will affect the five largest autonomous communities, where more than sixty percent of the country's population lives. Doctors from the Canary Islands were the first to strike, and on October 28 they were joined by specialists from Valencia, Catalonia and Madrid. In November, medical workers in Andalusia will pick up the baton of protests. It should be noted that during the demonstrations all hospitals will continue to provide patients with the minimum required emergency care. In all the striking areas, doctors presented common basic demands: the expansion of the staff, the abolition of forced duty, an increase in wages and the limitation of the daily hospitalization of patients. In addition, the local trade unions request specific concessions from the local authorities. For example, in Catalonia they demand a reduction in work shifts and a significant increase in wages, in Valencia they insist on reducing the number of mandatory duties, and in the Canary Islands they want to completely abandon daily shifts.