Health minister “suprised” by protest outside Serpa hospital
Yet another occasion has seen health minister Manuel Pizarro ‘surprised’ today, in the form of a protest by residents in Serpa outside their local hospital. The hospital is currently run
Doctors strikes go forwards; health ministry tables new meetings
14 months of ‘negotiations’ reach crunchpoint After 14 months in which negotiations could have been taking place (but mostly didn’t) doctors are infinitely closer to the strikes they have been
Nurses ready for “all forms of struggle” in face of health ministry ‘silence’
Another example of negotiations stalemate With doctors already threatening strikes through the summer, the nation’s nurses are not far behind. Explain reports this morning, unions have been “asking to talk
Get your digestive disorder in order
If you suffer from digestive disorder, this article is for you. Digestive disorders include a wide range of diseases, from the very common like Aphthous Ulcers, Helicobacter pylori, Irritable Bowel
All family health units to adopt ‘performance related’ pay
Reform will enable up to quarter of million people to (finally) get a family doctor All Portugal’s new type of healthcare centres, Family Health Units (USF), are this year to
Double whammy for respected obstetrician: Doctors’ order “withdraws institutional confidence”
Respected obstetrician Diogo Ayres de Campos has had a difficult last few days. He has been removed from his position as head of Obstetrics in CHULN (the university hospital centre
New plan to speed-up ‘doctors certificates’
SNS wants to create special centres throughout country by end of 2024 Portugal’s SNS health service has a new plan to both speed up the issuing of medical and psychological
More than 80 nurses at Penafiel Hospital request “excuse of responsibility”
More than 80 nurses working at Penafiel Hospital have requested ‘excuse of responsibility’, on the basis that the number of professionals at the State facility is not enough to guarantee
Portugal’s State health service doctors to receive ‘average salary increases’ of 30%
Proposals “to be presented tomorrow, or during week” Government ministers are preparing to present measures that will allow an average increase in SNS State health service doctors’ salaries of around
Albufeira mayor calls for more ambulances during summer
Albufeira’s population grows exponentially during summer months The mayor of Albufeira has called for more ambulances to be deployed to the municipality during the summer. The reasoning is that the