Navarra: doctors extend afternoon strike indefinitely from 1 July 2026
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The Sindicato Médico de Navarra (SMN) extended its afternoon strike for doctors and facultativos of the Navarre Health Service / Osasunbidea beyond the previously announced May and June 2026 stoppages. After assemblies rejected the Health Department's proposal on working time, overtime and activity controls, SMN announced an indefinite afternoon strike starting on 1 July 2026.
This alert was originally created on 29 April 2026.
Public Impact
Hospitals
Effective Dates
Updates
Jun 28, 2026
No fresh reports indicate that the Navarra doctors' afternoon strike has been canceled, suspended, or altered. The latest credible coverage confirms that the Sindicato Médico de Navarra (SMN) extended the action into an indefinite afternoon strike starting on 1 July 2026, so the strike is still proceeding as planned.
Jun 27, 2026
The Sindicato Médico de Navarra (SMN) extended the afternoon doctors' strike beyond June. On 11-12 June 2026, SMN announced an indefinite afternoon strike starting on 1 July 2026 after doctors rejected the Navarra Health Department's proposal in workplace assemblies. This means the previously announced May-June strike was not called off; it was prolonged with new dates from 1 July onward.
Organizer
- Sindicato Médico de Navarra (SMN)
Affected Locations
- Navarra
- Pamplona
- Tudela
Sources
- https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20260424/nueva-huelga-medica-mayo-junio-aumentara-listas-espera/17040184.shtml
- https://www.diariodenavarra.es/noticias/navarra/2026/04/29/plante-medico-no-horas-extras-sigue-sumando-adhesiones-818842-15.html
- https://www.smnavarra.org/huelga-de-tardes-medicos-as-y-facultativos-as-mayo-junio/
- https://www.europapress.es/navarra/noticia-sindicato-medico-navarra-convoca-huelga-indefinida-tardes-partir-julio-20260611182218.html
- https://www.europapress.es/navarra/noticia-sindicato-medico-navarra-convoca-huelga-indefinida-tardes-partir-julio-20260612171215.html