Yesterday, Compromís mobilized several of its lawmakers in Congress, in the Cortes, and in Ontinyent to raise alarms about what it sees as a chronic shortage of medical staff across the Valencian Community. From the doors of a local hospital in Ontinyent, a representative aligned with Compromís spoke directly to Consel and the Government on health matters, signaling a deliberate push to differentiate their stance from the socialist wing. This approach drew disapproval from the Health Ministry, led by Miguel Mínguez, who viewed the move as a challenge to established channels.
Compromís stresses that the issue is rooted in the regional public health administration, which it says remains under its purview. Isaura Navarro, the regional health secretary, oversees the overall management of health services, the governance of care policies, and the operation of health centers. The party argued that its action was not an attack on the Botànic alliance but a bid to bring to light what it regards as a factual shortage of medical personnel in the system.
To ensure their message reached key decision-makers, Compromís deployed spokesperson and Congress deputy Joan Baldoví, along with Cortes trustee Papi Robles, to the Ontinyent health center, among other participants. From that venue, Robles contended that Ontinyent is experiencing a shortfall of doctors, a situation he linked to other health departments such as Alcoy, the navy region, and Vinaròs, which, according to him, faced similar staffing gaps. He urged the government to implement steps that would progressively increase the number of physicians within Valencia’s health network.
In response, Socialist sources within the ministry highlighted that, after the relevant legislation, the ministry had laid out and implemented measures aimed at improving both job stability and the quality of employment in health services for months. They pointed to a plan that seeks to consolidate around 22,000 positions through a combination of regional and state initiatives, noting that 5,100 of those positions have already been activated. Among these efforts, the creation of 6,000 new structural roles was cited as an example of progress toward a more robust health workforce.
Baldoví pressed the Government to act decisively, asserting that it bears significant responsibility for the current staffing concerns. He called for concrete measures, including reforming renewal policies and expanding MIR (resident medical training) positions, aligning with announcements that Health Minister Carolina Darias had made the day before. The Valencian Community is set to receive 895 of the 8,503 additional training and placement slots proposed by the ministry, marking the largest allocation in the history of the program for the region.
On the topic of replacement rates, the parties agreed that removing the renewal rate would be beneficial, while recognizing that the rate remains at 100% in the Valencian Community at this moment. In practical terms, every released position is currently filled, and the region has maintained sustainable coverage across its health postings.