Doctors’ representatives hold ‘emergency forum’ in Porto
An emergency meeting of the “Fórum Médico” is taking place in Porto today, to discuss the dire situation in the country in which leading doctors’ syndicates are still refusing to
Doctors maintain two-day strike scheduled for coming week
Portugal’s striking doctors are maintaining the two-day stoppage scheduled for next week (Tuesday October 17 and Wednesday October18) in spite of the new proposal to try and break the deadlock
Ministry of Health calls striking doctors back to negotiating table
With the Portuguese State health service unravelling – the brunt of jokes on satirical weekly programme Isto é Gozar com quem Trabalha – the ministry of health has agreed to
Doctor “refuses to attend unconscious octogenarian”
“Horrified” Santarém firefighters lodge official complaint A team of sapper firefighters from Santarém have lodged an official complaint against a doctor’s refusal to attend an elderly man, brought into the
Hospitals throughout country pull vital services due to doctors’ overtime ban
Situation described as “desperate” and “unprecedented” The break-down in negotiations between doctors’ syndicates and the government is now affecting State health service users in a way never before experienced. People
Health crisis: Order of Physicians calls for urgent meeting with health minister
Warns “by next week there will be patients without healthcare” The Portuguese Order of Physicians (Ordem dos Médicos) has called today for an urgent meeting with health minister Manuel Pizarro
More than 100 doctors turn down any more overtime
With the government moving unilaterally on the reform of the health service (without agreement with unions) more than 100 doctors from four hospitals in the north of Portugal have already
First day of two-day regional doctors strike paralyses activity in Lisbon/ Vale do Tejo
Another day, another strike. This time it is a new doctors’ strike in the Lisbon/ Vale do Tejo region, led by SIM (the syndicate of independent doctors) which reports 89%
7th meeting with government ends with doctors declaring new strike date
The 7th meeting with the ministry of health has ended today with ‘discontent of union representatives’, a new strike being scheduled and further recriminations about the government’s “insensitivity”. FNAM, the
Government’s pay offer “gives €917.10 pay rise to specialist doctors working in hospitals”
Doctors not convinced; strikes remain in place The final proposal reportedly presented by the Ministry of Health to doctors’ unions yesterday provides for an increase of 917.10 euros per month