In Fuerteventura, only 2.49% of those affected join the national doctors' strike

The national doctors’ strike has been observed by 12.98 % of staff in the Canary Health Service (SCS). The nationwide walk‑out, called to protest the Ministry of Health’s proposal to reform the Framework Statute that impacts medical personnel, was supported by 570 professionals out of the 4,391 workers called to strike in the SCS. In Fuerteventura, only 7 of the 281 affected workers participated.

The Health Department of the Government of the Canary Islands reports that the strike called for this Monday, 27 April, across the country by doctors protesting the Ministry of Health’s Framework Statute reform, recorded a 12.98 % participation rate among health‑care workers in the Canary Health Service (SCS), covering both primary and hospital care.

• Of the 7,064 employees summoned to strike, 4,391 were directly affected by the call, and 570 of them actually joined the walk‑out.
• In Gran Canaria, 286 of the 1,767 affected staff participated (16.19 %).
• In Tenerife, the figure was 272 out of 2,066 (13.17 %).
• In Lanzarote, 21 of the 269 affected professionals joined (7.81 %).
• In Fuerteventura, only 7 of the 281 affected workers took part, representing 2.49 %.
• In La Palma, 5 of the 167 affected workers struck (2.99 %). No staff in El Hierro or La Gomera participated.

The morning shift today, which includes 1,343 staff on essential services, has proceeded without any notable incidents.