Osakidetza.
Flu vaccination campaign under way in the CSC
Today the most vulnerable population has begun to receive the flu vaccine at their health centre. Over 60 years of age, people with chronic illness, young children, pregnant women and health workers, among others. Osakidetza has already given more than 100,000 appointments for the next few days. In addition, for the first time this year, vaccination centres will be set up in the three Basque capitals for vaccination without having to ask for a shift.
Osakidetza announces a new OPE with difficult coverage by 2027, which will also include nursing places
Osakidetza will hold two public job offers with difficult coverage : 2026 will be convened by the end of the year and will strengthen the most difficult places to fill in family medicine, paediatrics and psychiatry, while the new call for 2027 will also include places for nursing professionals.
"In spite of the good weather, the flu has the same characteristics as last year."
The Health Counselor, Alberto Martínez, has warned that the flu has taken the same trend as last year, although Dr. Pello Latasa, a specialist in preventive medicine, has stated that the level of flu severity has not changed.
Doctors will start an indefinite strike on October 28
The Strike Committee, in which the Basque Medical Union is integrated, has announced an indefinite strike to combat the Framework Statute.
"The Basque Government has no will to improve the situation of all groups"
SATSE, ELA, LAB, CCOO and UGT have announced five strike days between October and December to demand better working conditions for all Osakidetza groups and a "real negotiation with real content."
More than 2,000 people have enrolled in the Osakidetza Life program to prevent suicide
The Department of Health has launched new initiatives in the Basque Country in the face of suicide, such as online training for families and teachers in early detection of warning signs, while the follow-up protocol for new suicide attempts has already served about 4,000 people.
Osakidetza unions call for five strike days between October and December
All Osakidetza workers are called to strike on 30 October and 14 December, 9 December in Álava, 10 December in Bizkaia and 11 December in Gipuzkoa.
World Suicide Prevention Day, the 40th anniversary of the murder of Yoyes and the medical strike will be news
In two words, a summary of what will be news of the Present today.
Osakidetza's union majority will announce mobilizations for autumn today
SATSE, ELA, LAB, CCOO and UGT will release today the calendar of protests for the coming months to demand job improvements for all Osakidetza groups, critical of the agreement reached between the Department of Health and the medical union and demanding an agreement for all professionals.
Osakidetza plans to open the new Arrigorriaga health center by 2030
On the way, work will begin in the first quarter of 2028, on a plot close to the current center, which aims to address space deficiencies and offer new services. The support capacity will be increased with modern facilities covering the areas of family medicine, maternal and child physiotherapy.
Euskadi recorded nearly 300 possible heat-related deaths in summer
By age, 92% of fatalities were over 65, according to estimates by the Carlos III Health Institute's Daily Mortality Monitoring System (Momo).
Biobizkaia will manufacture custom sanitary devices using 3D printing
This license will allow the manufacture of five families of products for the areas of Maxillofacial Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery, Traumatology, Otorrinolaringology and Radiothermal Oncology.
16 people have been treated this Sunday in the Basque Country for high temperatures
Bizkaia was the territory with the highest number of cases, 14, followed by Gipuzkoa with 2, and Álava did not require any intervention.
The psychiatry ward at Basurto Hospital reported temperatures of up to 31.9 degrees
The Escuza ward of Basurto Hospital, which covers the psychiatric area, has no cold air conditioning and temperatures of up to 31.9 degrees inside the building. The Labour Inspectorate considers that there are structural problems in the building and asks Osakidetza for measures to ensure adequate thermal conditions.
Osakidetza has treated 200 people for eclipse in the last three days
Thursday 59, Friday 70, and in the last few hours 71 people have gone to the health services of the Basque Country with mild or very mild eye symptoms.
Osakidetza treats 129 people with eye problems due to eclipse
This Friday, 70 people went to the health services in the Basque Country with mild or very mild eye symptoms.
More than 30 people have been treated in Osakidetza in the first hours after the eclipse for possible eye injuries
So far, no "serious injuries" have been detected among the population. The first people treated had "black spots" or "little lights" in their field of view, some of which also had "itching" and "mild pain."
Osakidetza will strengthen ophthalmological care in the ER to deal with the effects of the eclipse
The Basque Health System will continue its care activity continuously on and after the eclipse, adapting resources and activating specialists.
The heat and the holidays are an obstacle to getting the blood donations needed in the Basque Country
High temperatures and vacation times make it difficult to maintain the amount of blood needed for transfusions in summer.
Colorectal cancer screening halves mortality in the Basque Country
The study, led by researchers from Biogipuzkoa and UPV/EHU and published in the JAMA Network Open, shows that the colorectal cancer screening program has reduced mortality by 50% between the ages of 50 and 69 for two decades.