PSOE slams rising waiting lists in Fuerteventura, blames council for mismanagement

The PSOE deputy for Fuerteventura, Manuel Hernández Cerezo, has denounced the “serious deterioration” of public health on the island after analysing official waiting‑list data published by the Canary Health Service between December 2024 and December 2025.

According to the data presented by the parliamentarian, the number of patients on the surgical waiting list at the General Hospital of Fuerteventura rose by 24.4 % in one year, from 868 to 1,080 people. In addition, the average delay for an intervention grew from 44 to more than 53 days.

“Fuerteventura is not getting better; it is getting worse. And the numbers say it,” Hernández Cerezo said, noting that specialties such as Traumatology, Ophthalmology, General Surgery, and Angiology and Vascular Surgery account for a large part of the increase.

Prolonged delays in diagnostic tests

The socialist deputy also warned about the situation of complementary tests. He indicated that echocardiograms have an average waiting time of over 300 days, while endoscopies record delays close to nine months. In his view, postponing tests means postponing diagnoses and worsening patients’ conditions.

Regarding outpatient consultations, although the total number of patients on the list has decreased, the PSOE argues that this does not represent a structural improvement, but rather a system that continues to have bottlenecks in specialties such as Dermatology, Traumatology, Ophthalmology or Psychiatry.

Recognition of health‑care staff

Hernández Cerezo emphasized that the situation is not the fault of health‑care personnel; rather, public health on the island is sustained thanks to the effort of doctors, nurses and technicians who work “overloaded.”

The deputy demanded structural reinforcements, health planning adapted to Fuerteventura’s population growth, and urgent measures from the Health Department of the Government of the Canary Islands.

“Fuerteventura does not ask for privileges, it asks for equality,” he concluded, insisting on the need to improve management to reduce waiting lists on the island.