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    <title><![CDATA[Ara in English - public hospitals]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[The salary increase for healthcare professionals who perform transplants has been stalled for a year and a half.]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.ara.cat/society/the-salary-increase-for-healthcare-professionals-who-perform-transplants-has-been-stalled-for-year-and-half_1_5435327.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/4c3e6656-a3cb-4999-87ce-479adf5a6bf9_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0_x1443y1578.jpg" /></p><p>Every day in Catalonia, around 200 public health professionals perform transplants, either in the operating room or on call. This means they must be within a maximum of one hour of the hospital in case a compatible organ becomes available for a patient on the waiting list. Last year, 1,344 transplants were performed, almost four per day, and according to data from the Catalan Transplant Organization (OCATT), this is one of the highest rates in the world. These are highly complex procedures that require different profiles working in unison to ensure that organs are harvested as required, transported safely, and transplanted to those who need them. Although this work is essential, the salaries of the workers who make it possible have been frozen for more than a year and a half.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Albert Diumenjó Segalà]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 07 Jul 2025 05:01:21 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Dr. Joana Ferrer in the operating room performing Núria's pancreas transplant.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Salut says it will meet with unions soon to resume negotiations.]]></subtitle>
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