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Private-clinic doctors announce January strike and ‘exile to Brussels’

Major healthcare/private clinics
Unions representing liberal surgeons, anesthetists, gynecologists-obstetricians and urologists announce a nationwide strike in private clinics with operating theatres closed and a symbolic ‘exile’ to Brussels, protesting planned changes to sector-2 surcharges in the Social Security budget.

Public Impact

🏥 Hospitals

Effective Dates

Jan 5, 2026
Jan 6, 2026
Jan 7, 2026
Jan 8, 2026
Jan 9, 2026
Jan 10, 2026
Jan 11, 2026
Jan 12, 2026
Jan 13, 2026
Jan 14, 2026
Jan 15, 2026
Jan 16, 2026
Jan 17, 2026
Jan 18, 2026
Jan 19, 2026

Updates

Nov 22, 2025
Specialists’ unions confirm operating‑theatre closures from 5–19 January 2026 and an ‘exile to Brussels’ 11–14 January; Avenir Spé–Le BLOC and SYNGOF publicize and coordinate the action, with about 1,500 doctors registered so far.
Nov 14, 2025
The announced movement (closure of operating rooms from January 5 to 19, 2026 and "exile to Brussels") receives the explicit support of Avenir Spé–Le BLOC and other organizations of liberal specialists, who confirm the strike and specify the action in Brussels.

Organizer

Union des chirurgiens de France (UCDF), Association des anesthésistes libéraux (AAL), Syndicat national des gynécologues-obstétriciens de France (Syngof), SNCUF (urologues)

Affected Locations

  • National (France)

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