Spanish provincial prosecutors have officially closed the final two open cases regarding alleged failures in breast cancer screening programs in Andalusia. This decision marks the end of a series of approximately fifteen legal investigations that began following public outcry in late 2025. The complaints, which were filed by the patient advocacy group El Defensor del Paciente, various individuals, and political parties including Izquierda Unida and Adelante Andalucía, alleged that administrative errors and system failures led to significant delays in diagnostic testing for thousands of women.
Throughout the investigation, prosecutors examined claims of mismanagement, including allegations that medical records were manipulated or deleted to hide the scale of the screening delays. However, judicial authorities consistently found no evidence of criminal conduct. Earlier in the process, the Andalusian Public Prosecutor's Office had already dismissed complaints against high-ranking public officials, concluding that there was no systemic criminal liability and directing individual cases to provincial offices for separate review.
These provincial offices have now concluded their work, finding no proof of criminal offenses in any of the individual cases. The regional government had previously acknowledged that the screening protocol faced significant challenges, leading to a review of procedures and the implementation of an emergency plan to prioritize affected patients. While the judicial path is now closed, the issue remains a point of contention in the regional parliament, where opposition groups continue to question the transparency and management of the public health service during the crisis.