he Board of Directors of the Andalusian Military Council At its session today, Tuesday, it approved a savings decree Places that are difficult to fillwhich are mainly found in rural and isolated areas, as stated during … A press conference after the meeting of the advisors in charge of health, the presidency and emergencies, Antonio Sanz.
Specifically, in 2026 Under this decree, 364 new professionals will be integrated under this rule, including 320 family doctors and the rest pediatricians. It is the intention of the Andalusian government that the policy of covering sites in isolated areas will continue for years to come.
What is new is that these health workers will not seize their positions through an opposition regime, as has been the case until now, but through competition. Among the incentives offered to them is a guarantee that they will be able to practice their work in the same place for two years.
In addition, the Board of Directors gave the green light for an exemption from the citizenship requirement for medical specialists, which will facilitate the recruitment of foreign doctors. This measure is key to being able to fill physician vacancies.
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We must remember that Andalusian Health Service (SAS) It plans to hire 4,371 health professionals to strengthen the public system in the deep rebuilding process. In addition, 2,292 of these workers will join in the near future, before the end of 2025.
At the end of October, the Government Council approved the integration of these 3,893 new professionals into the Andalusian Health Service (SAS), to which 478 residents (MIR) were added, making a total of 4,371 new places. Among them, 1,200 will be doctors with the aim of strengthening healthcare, expanding the capacity of the centers and promoting new services of maximum relevance to the population.