The French CGT trade union called for a strike on 8 November to demand "legal recognition, a fair and economic standard" of the anesthesiologist profession. At the hospital in Baiona (Lapurdi) there are 34 workers who continue to strike, and their unemployment has already caused half of the operations to be cancelled.

A new group called IPA (Advanced Practice Nurses) will soon be set up, bringing together different health professionals. However, although anesthesiologists have a level of review in themselves (Low and then another five years of study), they have not been allowed to be part of this group.

On the other hand, they denounce the heavy workload they have suffered during the pandemic and the devaluation of both status and pay. For its part, the French Ministry of Health has responded that anaesthetists are "simple performers" and have no evidence. Strikers have denounced this protest, stressing that their demands are legitimate, because they ensure "the essential functions of patients", "before, during and after the operation".