ask to include in the Canary Islands Decree promoted by the regional Executive "a stable and earmarked state fund" to cover the financial needs of the islands' healthcare and that includes a raise in the residence bonus that its professionals collect.
In a statement, said labor organizations have stated this Monday that they have sent the autonomous Government a document prepared in line with the Canary Islands Decree that, among other things, "addresses a historical demand: the review of the residence bonus received by health professionals in the Canary Islands".
Demand that would materialize in "equating the residence bonus of the capital islands with that of the smaller islands and that of the smaller islands with what Ceuta and Melilla receive," they add.
The figures for 2026 are not yet available, but the residence bonus in capital islands for doctors is around 150 euros per month, in non-capital islands it is around €600 per month, while in Ceuta and Melilla it exceeds €1,000.
7 Islas and Sindicato Médico point out, in any case, that in their proposal, "the main demand is the creation of a stable and earmarked state fund for hospital infrastructure, Primary Care, and the network of socio-health residences, in recognition of the condition of the Canary Islands as an outermost and territorially fragmented region".
Arguing that "the state fund would allow, in hospital infrastructure and Primary Care, the construction and expansion of health centers, reinforcing Primary Care as the backbone of the health system", taking into account - they allege - that "the aging population and the increase in the floating tourist population increase healthcare demand well above the state average".
Furthermore, they point out that, in their opinion, "an unavoidable priority" and that constitutes "another of the pillars of the proposal" is the financing of new residences and socio-health care centers.
Since "the Canary Islands have been presenting a structural deficit of public places for the elderly and dependent for years, which directly affects hospital saturation", they maintain.
In their opinion, all of this would represent a "recognition of the Canarian singularity", which - they emphasize - "does not imply a privilege, but a mechanism of real equity within the State".