No agreement yet between doctors’ unions, health ministry on salary increases
Portugal’s independent doctors’ union (SIM) revealed in the early hours of this morning that doctors and the government had not reached an agreement on salary increases, but had consolidated the
One third of dentists emigrate within 6 months of practising – study
Following on from the first demonstration ever to be held by the nation’s dental profession, a study has been released highlighting the precariousness that exists in dentistry. Says the document,
Hint of breakthrough in negotiations between doctors and health ministry
A hint of a breakthrough in negotiations between doctors and the health ministry has come today, following a meeting in which unions representing the former presented their proposals for a
Without a deal with doctors, “November could be dramatic”
Doctors syndicates have reacted with a degree of cynicism to comments made by Fernando Araújo, CEO of the State health service’s ‘executive direction, who warns that November could be dramatic
Doctors’ meeting with health minister ends without agreement
The meeting yesterday between doctors’ syndicates and minister of health Manuel Pizarro ended without any kind of breakthrough, but Pizarro stresses he is not giving up and hopes for consensus
Doctors’ unions, health ministry back at negotiating table
Health minister’s political career “rides on striking deal” Portugal’s medical unions are back at the negotiating table with the ministry of health in a week already marked by a two-day
Dentists to mount protest (for first time) outside parliament
Say profession going through greatest ever labour crisis Portugal’s dentists are set to demonstrate outside parliament tomorrow, with a litany of woes that they want to see corrected. At least
Doctors begin two day strike with protest outside health ministry
Syndicates rail against “disastrous policies” pushed by minister Manuel Pizarro With the working of Portugal’s State health service already hanging by threads, doctors mounted a new two-day strike today, accompanied
Surgeons in Portalegre Hospital refuse to work ‘extraordinary hours’
On a day when hopes centre on averting the looming two-day strike by SNS (public sector) doctors, surgeons at Portalegre Hospital have decided not to work ‘extraordinary hours’, in support
Strike and lack of doctors aggravates Portugal’s health crisis
Thousands (more) surgeries, consultations and health exams at risk Thousands of planned surgeries, consultations and health tests and exams are at risk this week as doctors continue to insist a