The Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands has reported that the medical strike called for this Thursday, October 29, had a 5.79 percent participation in the health institutions of the Canary Islands Health Service (SCS). This percentage applies to both Primary Care and Hospital Care.
In total, out of the 7,301 staff called, 3,936 were affected by this call, of whom 228 joined the strike.
By health areas, participation varied significantly: in Gran Canaria, 174 out of 1,542 affected professionals joined the strike (11.28%); in Tenerife, it was 46 out of 1,875 (2.45%); in Lanzarote, one out of 217 (0.46%); in Fuerteventura, four out of 298 (1.34%); and in La Palma, three out of 172 (1.74%). In La Gomera and El Hierro, no staff went on strike.
Thursday's proceedings passed without notable incidents, with a total of 1,423 staff working under minimum services during the morning.
