Government challenged over ‘reform blueprint’ for health sector
CHEGA accuses executive of secretism; Doctors’ official body speaks of “greyness” Quite apart from the government’s “great reform of the health service” coinciding with yet another investigation into inexplicable tragedy,
Free flu vaccines to be offered to all Portugal’s over-60s
Registered health service users can receive flu and Covid vaccines ‘simultaneously’ Flu vaccination in Portugal will be free for people aged 60 and over and for priority groups from 2023/24,
State approves bill “recognising medical training abroad” in order to hire foreign doctors
The Portuguese government has today approved a decree-law providing for an exceptional and temporary regime recognising foreign academic degrees in medicine for the purpose of hiring doctors for the National
20% increase in number of births in private hospitals
To all those who claim the running down of State healthcare is part of a plan to privatise services, news that there has been a 20% increase in the number
Health minister “in silence after death of elderly patient”
Health minister Manuel Pizarro is reportedly ‘in silence’ following the outcry over the death of an elderly patient, left on a stretcher in a hospital corridor as authorities could not
Mental Health Law comes into force today; allows release of 46 ‘unimputable offenders’
Law brings end to automatic prolongation of inpatient treatment The new Mental Health Law – which brings an end to the automatic extension of hospitalisation of ‘unimputable’ people (people deemed
CUF to buy-up AtlantiCare clinic network
The Competitions Authority is not opposing the purchase of the AtlantiCare network of private health clinics by the CUF chain, which means the Algarve will finally get a CUF outlet
VRSA calls for urgent reinforcement of emergency medical services
Man died at local beach following delayed response from emergency medical services The mayor of Vila Real de Santo António has called for an urgent reinforcement of emergency medical services
State health service doctors on strike in central areas
A new strike by doctors will be affecting State health services in the centre of the country today and tomorrow, as nationally syndicates are locked in battle over pay and
Quality of air ‘compromised in five boroughs of Lisbon’
The commission for regional coordination and development has announced today that air quality in five boroughs of Lisbon is ‘compromised’, exceeding the 180 micrograms of ozone per cubic metre (each