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
33 cases of EHD (Epizootic haemorrhagic disease) identified in cattle in Trás-os-Montes
EHD described as “plague” for meat producing sector 33 cases of EHD have been detected in cattle in Trás-os-Montes, exacerbating concerns among farmers in the region who have already had
Opposition wants health service pact with State, parties, other sectors
Luís Montenegro, leader of Portugal’s Social Democratic Party has called today for a national pact for health, involving the government, parties and the State, social and private sectors, to end
Without a deal with doctors, “November could be dramatic”
Doctors syndicates have reacted with a degree of cynicism to comments made by Fernando Araújo, CEO of the State health service’s ‘executive direction, who warns that November could be dramatic
WHO advisor becomes Portugal’s new director general of health
Rita Sá Machado worked with WHO during pandemic After months in which no-one knew who was going to take the baton as Portugal’s Director General of Health, the Ministry of