Eleven doctors support strike over Framework Statute reform

It represents 3.70% while the overall participation across the islands reached 16.08%

The Health Department of the Government of the Canary Islands reports that the strike scheduled for Thursday, February 19, nationwide by doctors protesting the Ministry of Health’s proposal to reform the Statute Framework, recorded a 16.08% participation among health‑care workers of the Canary Health Service (SCS) in both Primary Care and Hospital settings.

• Total staff called to strike: 7,116
• Staff affected by the call: 4,484
• Doctors who actually joined: 721

Participation by Island

• Gran Canaria: 372 of 1,778 affected doctors (20.92%)
• Tenerife: 319 of 2,121 affected doctors (15.04%)
• Lanzarote: 24 of 272 affected doctors (8.82%)
• Fuerteventura: 11 of 297 affected doctors (3.70%)
• La Palma: 4 of 149 affected doctors (2.68%)
• El Hierro and La Gomera: No doctors participated

The morning shift, which includes 1,288 staff members providing essential services, proceeded without any notable incidents.