Spain: national doctors’ strike one week per month Feb–Jun
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Doctors’ unions call an indefinite national strike structured as one week per month (first wave Feb–Jun) to demand a specific medical Statute; first stoppage is Feb 16–20.
This alert was originally created on 25 January 2026.
Public Impact
Hospitals
Effective Dates
Updates
May 12, 2026
Catalonia hospitals on 20 May 2026 will see overlapping strike action. Metges de Catalunya (MC) has called a separate Catalonia-only one-day strike on the same date as the May block of this national doctors' action, under their "Ni un minut més" campaign against structural overload in the Catalan health system. Patients and hospital users in Catalonia should expect compounded service disruptions on 20 May.
Mar 9, 2026
The Sindicato de Empleados Médicos de Canarias (SEMCA) announced participation in the national doctors’ strike campaign with a one‑day walkout in the Canary Islands on March 19, within the March 16–20 national strike week.
Organizers
- CESM
- SMA
- Metges de Catalunya
- AMYTS
- SME
- O’MEGA
Affected Locations
- Spain (national)
Sources
- https://www.cesm.org/2026/01/22/el-comite-de-huelga-convoca-un-paro-indefinido-a-partir-del-proximo-16-de-febrero-para-conseguir-un-estatuto-medico-y-facultativo
- https://elpais.com/sociedad/2026-01-22/los-medicos-convocan-una-semana-de-huelga-al-mes-desde-el-16-de-febrero-para-exigir-un-estatuto-propio.html
- https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2026/01/22/los-sindicatos-medicos-convocan-una-huelga-indefinida-desde-el-16-de-febrero-para-reclamar-un-estatuto-propio-cadena-ser
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