Menorca doctors' strike: PP cites thousands of cancellations
Menorca faces thousands of cancellations because of a doctors' strike, according to Ramón Sintes, the People's Party (PP) candidate for the Senate. Sintes and the party's Congress candidate, Joan Mesquida, met representatives of the Balearic Medical Union (Simebal) on Wednesday, 11 November. The party says the meeting gave them a chance to hear doctors' concerns and set out its healthcare proposals.
At the centre of the dispute is the Estatuto Marco, a framework statute. Sintes says doctors want negotiations and recognition of the particular demands of their profession. He accuses the central government of failing to resolve the conflict for months.
The PP is calling for more talks with doctors and a national healthcare pact. It wants to update the statute through negotiation, improve working conditions and add 4,500 doctors to primary care across Spain. The candidates also pointed to measures by the Balearic regional government on Menorca: 38 new specialists, more medical specialties and the restoration of career progression.
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com