The doctors' strike in Catalonia has registered this Monday a turnout of 5.4% in the centers of the public health system, Siscat, according to provisional data released by the Department of Health. The day coincides with a national strike and has once again brought doctors to the streets of Barcelona during the morning.
Facing that official figure, the convening union, Metges de Catalunya, raises the follow-up to 31% in the whole of the territory. The organization also places the incidence of the strike at 16% in the demarcation of Lleida.
Difference in figures between Health and the union
The distance between the data from the Department of Health and that of the union once again marks this tenth day of strike by Catalan doctors since autumn. While the administration speaks of 5.4% in the public health network, Metges de Catalunya maintains that almost one out of every three professionals called to strike has supported the call.
The union also breaks down the follow-up by care area. In primary care, it places it at 33%, while in hospitals it calculates it at 25%.
Strike in Catalonia as part of a state-wide call
The protest this Monday is part of a broader call promoted throughout the State by the Confederación Española de Sindicatos Médicos, a mobilization that has the support of Metges de Catalunya.
During the morning, Catalan doctors have demonstrated in Barcelona in a new day of protest. With this one, there are already ten strike days called since autumn in Catalonia, in a conflict that remains open and with a follow-up that once again pits the administration's figures against those of the union.