Mobile health unit registers “positive impact” in Portimão parishes
Portimão Council has praised the positive impact of its mobile health unit, which visits the three parishes of the municipality on a monthly basis. According to the local authority, the
Algarve health centres welcome 14 new GPs
Around 1.7 million people do not have a family doctor in Portugal The Algarve Health Administration (ARS Algarve) has announced the hiring of 14 new GPs for the region’s health
AI based on ChatGPT to manage ‘112’ emergency calls by 2025
Technology to be used “in times of congestion” Artificial intelligence based on ChatGPT technology will manage the answering of 112 emergency calls from 2025 onwards in times of congestion, the
State scheme to promote healthy inner-city areas to become permanent – PM
Healthy neighbourhoods programme involves seven ministries Prime minister António Costa has announced today that the Healthy Neighbourhoods programme, coordinated at national level by architect Helena Roseta, is to become permanent,
Healthcare in Portugal – the views of two doctors
To better explain what a foreigner seeking healthcare in Portugal can expect, the Resident spoke with two doctors practising in the Algarve. Healthcare systems differ from country to country, which
Government accused of “liquidationist offensive against doctors/ State health service”
Coordinator of Public Health Reform commission resigns, with blistering letter The PS government – already at loggerheads with multiple unions in the public sector – now faces new outrage over
Public health congress brings more than 1,000 specialists to Lisbon
Current themes in public health will be under discussion for two days in Lisbon this week at a congress that brings together former health ministers, researchers and experts and aims,
How a local dental clinic helps the little ones feel at ease
Located in Lagoa, the Vitra Clinic dentist office came up with an innovative idea that arose from the need both to increase the physical space and to give children a
Death of pregnant woman in Lisbon “points to poor clinical practice”
Yet another case where Portuguese health service appears to have failed Following on from the recent death of a baby in Portimão Hospital, and the suspension of two surgeons in
Health ministry admits it “may hire foreign doctors” to make up systemic shortfalls
Portugal’s health ministry has admitted that the possibility of hiring foreign doctors is most definitely on the table, depending on results of internal hiring campaigns. This follows concerns registered in