9.19% Follow-Through in Canary Islands Health Service Doctor Strike

354 out of 3,854 summoned medical professionals joined the strike across the islands, according to the Ministry of Health.

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The medical strike called for this Friday, October 16, within the Canary Islands Health Service (SCS) recorded a 9.19 percent participation rate among the summoned professionals.

The Ministry of Health of the Government of the Canary Islands reported that 354 out of the 3,854 doctors affected by the call participated in the strike. This participation rate represents 9.19 percent of the professional group, covering both Primary Care and Hospital settings.
By health areas, Gran Canaria had the highest participation with 262 out of 1,423 affected staff (18.41%), while in Tenerife it was 4.49% (eighty out of 1,781). In Lanzarote, six out of 212 professionals (2.83%) joined the strike; in Fuerteventura, three out of 266 (1.13%); in La Palma, two out of 152 (1.32%); and in La Gomera, one out of twenty (5%). No staff went on strike in El Hierro.
The morning of this Monday, with 1,487 staff on minimum services, proceeded without notable incidents.
Based on information from the official source: GobCan — Consejería de Sanidad / Servicio Canario de la Salud (SCS) (16/10/2026)