Medical operations halted across Spain as doctors strike over ‘regime of slavery from 50 years ago’

SPANISH doctors downed tools today – the first nationwide strike in five years – as medics across the country protested what they describe as ‘precarious working conditions.’ Protesters in the Canary Islands carried banners reading ‘Exploited doctor, mistreated patient’ and ‘Deficient staffing, risk to patients.’ At the heart of the dispute is the government’s proposed […]