Health authorities in Portugal “prepare for 40% increase in hospital admissions next week”
SNS health authorities are described as “preparing for an increase of 40% in hospital admissions next week”. The news – coming in Público early this morning – preceded the latest
Order given to suspend non-urgent activity in Portugal’s State hospitals
A dispatch signed by the Ministry of Health has today given the order to suspend all non-urgent ‘assistential activity’ in SNS state hospitals for the month of November. Said a
Portugal’s private hospitals ‘ready to help’ pandemic combat but cite ‘non-existent’ relationship with SNS
Contrary to declarations by Minister of State Marta Temido, the president of the association of private hospitals in Portugal (APHP) claims his sector has a non-existent relationship with the SNS/
Private hospitals and ‘social sector’ to take SNS non-Covid patients
As the SNS health system focus on the increasing demands of the pandemic, health minister Marta Temido has said private hospitals and the social care system will start taking up
Portugal’s virus situation continues to fill hospitals
Sunday’s virus tally shows another 19 people have died from serious complications of infection by Covid-19 in the last 24-hours. Another 2,577 positive cases have been confirmed. Hospitals are now
Alzheimer patient discharged from hospital alone discovered dead in roadside viaduct
“She did not deserve this”, has been the reaction of the family of a 66-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s who was discharged from Cascais Hospital with no apparent care for the
Delayed surgeries: “no return to normality in sight”
The government “doesn’t know how many months it will take for SNS waiting lists for surgeries and consultations to return to normal”. This is the opening paragraph of a story
Portimão delivers second batch of ventilators to local hospital
Portimão Council has delivered another four ventilators to the local public hospital, bringing the total number of ventilators donated so far to eight. In March, the council announced that around
Private coronavirus test available from HPA health group
The HPA private health group has announced that it is now carrying out Covid-19 tests at its Alvor and Gambelas hospitals. Says the group, “anyone can be tested without requiring
CUF private hospital group gives State 50 ventilators
Private hospital group CUF – with outlets in the Lisbon and Porto areas – has stepped into the State’s battle to save lives with an offer of 50 ventilators. The