âComputer system errorâ leaves Vila do Bispo without medical appointments
Opposition party PSD has questioned the government over the âcomputer system errorsâ that have prevented Vila do Bispoâs health centre from scheduling any new medical appointments since December 2. âItâs
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 regionâs 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 countryâs COVID-19 vaccine plan on Saturday. âVaccines are only effective if they are administered, so this whole process must be guided by
Portugalâs General Medical Council âtakes measures to identify doctors who took part in anti-mask protestâ
Portugalâs General Medical Council is taking measures to identify the doctors who took part in last weekendâs âanti-maskâ protest in Lisbon (click here). Hundreds turned up following the governmentâs ruling
Portugalâs General Medical Council takes âdisciplinary actionâ against doctors who âunderestimateâ pandemic
A battle is underway between Portugalâs General Medical Council and what it sees as ârogue doctorsâ 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 âdeclarations of exclusion of responsibility for clinical errorsâ to heads of department. As nationally âcorona-feverâ is whipped
Algarve seeks to attract doctors and nurses for temporary summer jobs
Portugalâs 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: âno return to normality in sightâ
The government âdoesnât know how many months it will take for SNS waiting lists for surgeries and consultations to return to normalâ. This is the opening paragraph of a story
Coimbra neurosurgeon investigated over âsuspicious deathsâ
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, Portugalâs 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