The mobilization, which included political representatives from the PSOE, Adelante Andalucía, and Por Andalucía, started from the Jardines del Triunfo and went through the main streets of the city to the Paseo del Violón. Despite the rain, demonstrators carried a large banner with the slogan "health is a right, public healthcare is not for sale" and demanded the restoration of daily medical care in the municipality of Valderrubio.
“"Public healthcare would not withstand four more years of Moreno Bonilla and the PP in the Junta de Andalucía."
Among the main demands of the White Tide is the recovery of healthcare investment through a multi-year plan, with the aim of settling the "historical healthcare debt" estimated at 20 billion euros, accumulated between 2010 and 2024. The creation of "participatory" health councils is also proposed to guarantee transparency and democratic control of the system.
Likewise, it is demanded that managerial and intermediate positions in the healthcare system possess accredited experience and training in management, be incompatible with private healthcare companies, and that effective measures against "revolving doors" be implemented. The aim is to increase staff stability, immediately cover vacant positions, and progressively equalize salaries with the national average.
Another key point is to allocate at least 25% of the healthcare budget to Primary Care through a five-year plan. This plan would allow for increased staffing, reduced bureaucracy, guaranteed consultations of at least ten minutes per patient, and clinical appointments to be attended within a maximum of 48 hours. Furthermore, a plan for the recovery of public hospital capacity is demanded to progressively reverse outsourcing to the private sector.
The secretary general of the PSOE of Granada, Pedro Fernández, described the mobilization as the "prelude to the recovery of public healthcare" and denounced the "permanent and constant privatization" promoted by the Andalusian Government. Fernández highlighted the socialist project led by María Jesús Montero, which includes measures such as reducing waiting lists and an additional annual investment of more than 3 billion euros to strengthen the system.
According to Fernández, more than two million Andalusians are currently on waiting lists for diagnostic tests, surgical interventions, or specialist appointments, a situation that is exacerbated in rural areas with the closure of clinics and the lack of professionals such as pediatricians and midwives.
