“Computer system error” leaves Vila do Bispo without medical appointments
Opposition party PSD has questioned the government over the “computer system errors” that have prevented Vila do Bispo’s health centre from scheduling any new medical appointments since December 2. “It’s
Algarve hospital and health centres welcome 191 medical interns
Regional health authority ARS Algarve has announced that 191 medical interns will start their training at the region’s public hospitals and health centres this month. It is hoped that they
Portugal’s Medical Association calls for transparency around vaccine plan
Portugal’s Medical Association called for transparency around the country’s COVID-19 vaccine plan on Saturday. “Vaccines are only effective if they are administered, so this whole process must be guided by
Portugal’s General Medical Council “takes measures to identify doctors who took part in anti-mask protest”
Portugal’s General Medical Council is taking measures to identify the doctors who took part in last weekend’s ‘anti-mask’ protest in Lisbon (click here). Hundreds turned up following the government’s ruling
Portugal’s General Medical Council takes ‘disciplinary action’ against doctors who ‘underestimate’ pandemic
A battle is underway between Portugal’s General Medical Council and what it sees as ‘rogue doctors’ trying to underestimate the pandemic via posts on social media. Says the council, these
Overworked doctors “refuse to take responsibility for any mistakes”
The independent syndicate of doctors syndicate (SIM) is advising its members to present ‘declarations of exclusion of responsibility for clinical errors’ to heads of department. As nationally ‘corona-fever’ is whipped
Algarve seeks to attract doctors and nurses for temporary summer jobs
Portugal’s Secretary of State for Health has signed a government order allowing doctors and nurses working elsewhere in the country to temporarily transfer to the Algarve to work at the
Delayed surgeries: “no return to normality in sight”
The government “doesn’t know how many months it will take for SNS waiting lists for surgeries and consultations to return to normal”. This is the opening paragraph of a story
Coimbra neurosurgeon investigated over ‘suspicious deaths’
A Coimbra neurosurgeon has been boycotted by anaesthetists at his hospital for years due to the suspicious deaths of various patients – but only now have allegations led to a
INFARMED warns doctors to stop prescribing Picato gel
INFARMED, Portugal’s medicines authority, has imposed a nationwide ban on the prescription of Picato gel – a treatment for actinic keratosis (a condition caused by excessive sun exposure). Fears are