The union considers it unacceptable that the regional executive acknowledges alarming figures such as over 57,000 postponed appointments, nearly 1,500 suspended surgical procedures, and thousands of delayed diagnostic tests, while claiming to have done everything possible to resolve the situation.
CESM Canarias reminds that their demands were presented months ago and that negotiations have been delayed, supposedly, awaiting a response from the Ministry of Finance. The union points out that the main issue is not the Framework Statute or the competencies of the Canary Islands Health Service, but rather the lack of political will and resolution capacity of the Ministry of Health.
The organization emphasizes that the over 150 million euros lost are public funds and calls it contradictory that the executive now presents measures costing significantly less as a major economic effort, compared to the losses incurred during the conflict. "When someone is capable of losing over 150 million euros to avoid negotiating measures that cost considerably less, it becomes clear that the problem was never economic, but one of political incompetence," states CESM Canarias.
Furthermore, the union criticizes that an alleged government proposal was leaked to the media before reaching the negotiating table. They also question the emergence of organizations that, according to them, do not represent medical professionals and have not participated in the mobilizations.
CESM Canarias regrets that, while governments in other autonomous communities negotiate directly with the medical unions calling for strikes, in the Canary Islands "it seems some are more concerned with constructing a political exit than with resolving the problem." They assert that Canary Islands doctors can distinguish between those who have defended their demands from the beginning and those who now present proposals drafted by the administration itself.
The organization warns that medical professionals will not accept "any improvised agreement" or "a photograph, a press conference, or a cosmetic operation" to regain lost trust. They demand an immediate meeting and effective negotiation on the measures they have been advocating for months, rejecting any agreement made outside the organization representing medical professionals.
Finally, the union directly addresses the Minister of Health, Esther Monzón, and the Director of the Canary Islands Health Service, Adasat Goya, with the message: "This is not the time for maneuvers; it is time to negotiate." They warn that each day of strike increases economic losses and harm to patients, and that the Canary Islands Government will have to assume the consequences if an immediate agreement is not reached.
