# Spanish nursing staffing and workload concerns

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/spanish-nursing-staffing-and-workload-concerns
> Updated: 2026-09-30T23:31:04.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 2.

The Spanish Technical-Health Assistants Union (SATSE) has raised concerns regarding nursing shortages and staffing levels in Spain.

In Andalusia, the union denounced the Health Department for failing to fulfill a three-year-old promise to hire approximately 300 school nurses. SATSE characterized the current emergency contact system for schools as an insufficient ‘apaño’ (fix) and a ‘fiasco’, noting that despite 15 million euros being allocated in the 2025 budgets, specialized nursing staff has not been deployed to educational centers.

In Murcia, SATSE has called for increased staffing to manage a surge in workload. The union reports that overlapping vaccination campaigns—including seasonal adult shots, school-based flu vaccinations for children up to 11 years old, and immunization efforts for RSV, shingles, pneumococcus, and HPV—have significantly increased the volume of work for health centers.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-30: SATSE calls for more nurses in Murcia due to vaccination campaigns

The SATSE nursing union is requesting more staff for Murcia health centers to manage overlapping vaccination campaigns, including expanded school flu shots and RSV immunization.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/satse-calls-for-more-nurses-in-murcia-due-to-vaccination-campaigns

### 2026-09-23: SATSE denounces failure to hire 300 promised school nurses

The SATSE union has denounced the Health Department for failing to hire 300 promised school nurses, labeling the current emergency-only contact system an insufficient fix.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/satse-denounces-failure-to-hire-300-promised-school-nurses

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