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Trade unions describe Osakidetza's announcement to offer a psychology service at 13 primary care centres as "propaganda"
The ELA and LAB unions warn that these psychologists "have no specialties and will not be able to diagnose or process any treatment." The Department of Health of the Basque Government has presented to the Osakidetza unions the pilot project that will establish the psychology service in primary care health centres.
Osakidetza will extend breast cancer screening to 48 years
President Imanol Pradales has visited the works of the new Osakidetza Protontherapy Unit, where he has made the announcement.
Osakidetza will propose at the Sectoral Bureau on 24 September the placement of psychologists in primary care
Health Counselor Alberto Martinez has announced that the Department is considering convening another special OPE for jobs that are difficult to fill.
169 medical professionals will start this month in Osakidetza in jobs that are difficult to fill
Osakidetza is finalizing the allocation of 169 places in Primary Care that are difficult to cover in order to strengthen assistance in rural areas, afternoon shifts and PACs. In addition, the Basque Health Service plans to convene a OPE of more than 4,000 places by the end of the year.
The prosecution has requested seven years of psychiatric treatment and disqualification for the Kabiezes nurse
Health Counselor Alberto Martinez has assured that Osakidetza placed a person to "take care" of the nurse who has been tried for simulation of vaccinations at the Kabiezes health center in Anturtzi as soon as she became aware of what was happening, after receiving the first complaints.
Osakidetza will begin work on the new external consultation building at Basurto Hospital in October
The Department of Health of the Basque Government has invested 135 million euros in this new infrastructure, which will have an area of 38,000 square metres. In total, 175 new consultations will be opened, divided into two blocks.
Doctors have diagnosed a "delusional disorder" to the nurse who left more than 400 children unvaccinated in Kabieces
Asbestos victims will be able to apply for a certificate of assistance from this Thursday
Certification must be issued within three months of the submission of the application.
The court has filed charges against 17 doctors for leaking to the Osakidetza OPE
The Court of Álava has shelved the charges against 17 doctors investigated for alleged leaks at the Health Service's 2016-2017 Public Employment Offer and has decided to keep them open against 2 of the 19 investigated.
Osakidetza will immunize 10,000 babies against acute bronchiolitis
At first, symptoms such as mucus, cough, or fever appear, such as catarro, but after a few days other symptoms may appear, such as difficulty breathing, whistling, or fatigue, and this fatigue affects babies when they drink milk.
Osakidetza is launching an immunization campaign against acute bronchiolitis in babies today
A case of tuberculosis has activated the prevention and control protocol at the UPV Faculty of Sciences
The Department of Health of the Basque Government and Osakidetza have identified 70 contacts that will be reviewed and monitored in the coming days.
Osakidetza will launch an immunization campaign against acute bronchiolitis in babies on Monday
A climber who fell on Mount Untzillaitz has been rescued
On the south side of the mountain, the 30-year-old man has fallen from a height of 8 metres and, after being rescued by helicopter, has been taken to Cruces hospital with injuries.
Osakidetza will use a neural translator to translate written information from queries in Basque into Spanish
Thanks to this tool, professionals will be able to include information in Basque in the patient's history, and those who are not bilingual will be able to access it "without problems of interpretation".
26 heat deaths in the Basque Country in August
In summer, there have already been 65 deaths from pathologies associated with excessive temperatures.
Osakidetza treated 26 people affected by high temperatures this Friday
The most obvious symptoms have been dizziness, loss of consciousness and tiredness.
Ten people have been treated in Osakidetza ER for high temperatures
Nine patients have had to be taken to hospital, and most of the cases have been in Gipuzkoa and Álava. The Department of Health recommends extreme caution, following the 2025 Heat Plan, especially in risk populations.
A series of tips to deal with extreme temperatures
The Basque Government has warned that the heat accumulated in the last few days and planned until the end of the week necessarily requires an increase in preventive measures, for which it has published a number of recommendations:
Osakidetza has launched the first state study for early detection of type 1 diabetes in the pediatric population
More than 6,000 people will participate in the work led by the Basque Country. Sintoma Clinic aims to identify the disease before it appears and thus reduce complications and enable it to act beforehand.