Nurses call off strike in light of political crisis
Reason for strike “no longer makes sense” SEP, the syndicate of Portuguese nurses, has called off its strike, scheduled for tomorrow, as it considers the reason – to put pressure
All energies must be focused on reforming health service – PM
Article in Público makes no direct reference to state of crisis within SNS Portugal’s prime minister has said today that all energy should be focused on the success of the
No white smoke: doctors and government still at loggerheads
Portuguese State health service deeply compromised With yet another weekend where hospitals up and down the country are struggling to maintain emergency services (roughly 38 reportedly already being ‘closed’), the
Nurses begin overtime strike till end of year
Democratic Union of Nurses’ strike compounds overtime ban waged by nation’s doctors Nurses began an overtime strike today, called by the Democratic Union of Nurses of Portugal (SINDEPOR), to demand
INEM emergency helicopter pilots threaten walk-out
Syndicate delivers strike notice for “total work stoppage” SPAC, the Civil Aviation Pilots Union has handed in a strike notice from INEM helicopter pilots today, which could effectively scupper emergency
Severe allergies affect brain development – Coimbra university research
The maturation of the cerebellum (a region of the brain) in the period after birth is affected by severe allergies, research led by the University of Coimbra (UC) reveals today.
43 hospitals “on brink of collapse”
“Tragic November” has begun as doctors continue strike over overtime Popular tabloid Correio da Manhã runs with the cover headline today: “43 hospitals on brink of collapse”. Listing the hospitals
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
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
“Leave the lip alone” – afpop begins Movember 2023 campaign
afpop, Portugal’s largest Foreign Residents’ Association, is encouraging everyone to join its Movember campaign, which begins on November 1 and aims to highlight men’s health issues such as prostate and