Of the 483 new positions, 68 will be allocated to health centers and another 68 to reinforce the PAC (Primary Care Centers), within the framework of the 2026-2030 Primary and Community Care Reform Plan. Another 101 will be created under the Mental Health Strategic Plan, including 8 new positions in the clinical psychology network in primary care. Additionally, 40 positions will be created in the Vigo health area, 14 for the Assisted Human Reproduction Strategic Plan, 10 for the Galician Plan for Palliative Care and Complex Chronic Conditions in Pediatrics, 7 for hospital pharmacists, 7 for the breast cancer screening program, and 2 for the Galician Strategy for Precision Oncology.
Gómez Caamaño highlighted that the budgets of the Ministry of Health are the largest in the region's history, reaching €6.032M, a 6.35% increase compared to the previous year. The capital investment chapter grows by almost 4% to €465.7M, of which €283.6M will be allocated to works and medical equipment in hospital complexes and health centers. Hospital care will receive €3.814M (6% more), while primary care will see an increase of nearly €107M, reaching €1.854M (6.1% more), the largest budget in history for this care level.
The budget credit for pharmacy amounts to €1.735.6M, an increase of €122M, which will finance therapeutic innovations and the additional prescription costs due to the pharmaceutical co-payment approved by the Ministry. The training of health specialists will grow to €112.8M, and health research will reach €83.2M.
Primary care staff will increase by €54.5M (8.3% more), reaching nearly €712M, allowing for the creation of 136 positions within the Primary Care Reform Plan. The plan will create a total of 644 positions between 2026 and 2030. The appointment of a coordinator per health area to promote physiotherapy and a €210,000 allocation for local health plans were also announced.
In 2027, the pilot program for the care of complex chronic elderly patients in the Ferrol area will conclude. Health will mobilize €6.3M for clinical equipment and €65.4M for health center infrastructure, including the new centers in Vilagarcía de Arousa, Santa Lucía in A Coruña, and A Milagrosa in Lugo. Works will continue in Muíños, Boborás, Noia, Sanxenxo, Becerreá, Antas de Ulla, Mos, and Ponteareas, and projects will be advanced in Teo, Pantón, Ribadeo, San Xoán de Ferrol, Sagrado Corazón de Lugo, and Soutomaior.
Hospital care will receive €3.814M, a 6% increase. Staff expenditure amounts to €1.721M (€105M more). The reduction of waiting lists is prioritized, and human resources will be reinforced, including positions for the New Montecelo Hospital and the Álvaro Cunqueiro Public Hospital. €1M is allocated to the new Galician Plan for Palliative Care and Complex Chronic Conditions in Pediatrics, creating 10 positions. €800,000 is allocated for the manufacturing of new medicines developed in Galicia.
The Galicia Proton Therapy Center will receive €8.9M for new equipment, and the Galician Assisted Reproduction Plan will allocate €652,000 for 14 new positions. €7.2M is reserved for the new nighttime air emergency transport, and the 061 will increase its budget by €24M for land emergency transport contracts. The Galician Agency for Blood, Organs, and Tissues will acquire a new mobile blood donation unit and will renovate cold storage areas and the laboratory.
Hospital pharmacy's allocation increases to €753.2M, and seven pharmacist positions will be created to develop the decree regulating informed medication delivery to patients' homes. €283.6M will be allocated to hospital works, including the New Montecelo Public Hospital (€11M), the New University Hospital of A Coruña (€54.1M), the University Hospital Complex of Ferrol (€17.1M), and the University Hospital Complex of Ourense (€24.3M).
The University Hospital Complex of Santiago de Compostela will receive €4.58M for improving access and expanding parking. The Álvaro Cunqueiro Public Hospital will expand its emergency services (€1.6M), and the Meixoeiro will improve maxillofacial and assisted reproduction areas (€2M). €12.3M is allocated to the Hospital da Mariña's Master Plan and improvements in other regional hospitals.
The Xunta will invest €75.1M in medical equipment and high hospital technology, a 60% increase, for service digitalization and the renewal of high technology such as MRIs, PET-CT scans, and interventional cardiology equipment. €28M is allocated to mental health care, with the new 2026-2030 Strategic Plan foreseeing the expansion of child and adolescent care and home hospitalization services.
101 of the 357 planned positions in the Mental Health Plan will be created, including 8 clinical psychologists for primary care. €1M will be invested in the YAM Program for adolescent suicide prevention, and €8M for the labor integration of people with mental disorders. €4.8M is allocated to protected housing and residential units, and €8.4M to agreements with entities for addictive disorders.
The Directorate General of Public Health will have €74.4M, €13.5 million more, to launch a new universal screening program for type 1 diabetes in children. Breast cancer screening will be extended to women aged 45, and cervical cancer screening to those aged 25. Opportunistic HIV screening will be expanded, and home self-sampling for sexually transmitted infections will be promoted.
Nearly €60M will be allocated to vaccination, a 24% increase. The campaign "Galicia acolle, Galicia coida" will be promoted for environmental health and food safety along the Camino de Santiago. The draft Law on Public Health of Galicia is expected to be approved. The Xenoma Galicia project will receive over €14.4M for genetic studies.
€39M will be allocated to new technologies and the Law for the promotion of digital transformation of the Public Health System and the Strategic Plan for Digital Health and Intelligent Transformation 2027-2030, aiming to incorporate artificial intelligence and reduce bureaucracy.
