More doctors and nurses, less hospital beds
Although there are now more doctors and nurses in Portugal, the number of public hospital beds has dropped by 3.000, says the National Statistics Institute (INE). The institute analysed data
Hospital “victory” opens new can of worms
On paper, it’s a “victory”. Socialists fighting the transfer of services from Portimão hospital to Faro have won a court ruling that effectively bars health chiefs from any further streamlining.
Showdown debate scheduled over Algarve health service controversy
It promises to be a showdown. On Wednesday evening (January 22) at 9pm leading figures in the Algarve’s ongoing state hospital shake-up will debate face-to-face problems that have been hitting
Algarve hospital director resolute under fire
More than 80% of the doctors under his charge have accused him of “threats and blackmail” and of “degrading patient care in the Algarve”, but Pedro Nunes remains resolute, saying
Public hospitals must reduce deficit by half in 2014
Concerns that public hospitals will struggle to reduce their deficit by half in 2014, a target set by the Ministry of Health, have been expressed by the president of the
Lisbon hospital chaos
Waiting times in hospitals near the capital are extending dramatically. In Hospital Garcia da Orta, patients are reporting waits of up to 10 hours to see a doctor, with the
Hospitals pay up for blunders
Hospital blunders that leave patients forever the worse can take years to settle but this week two cases were finally brought to some sort of conclusion. Correio da Manhã reports
Hospital under scrutiny as another child dies
After the tragic case in Portimão of eight-year-old Paulo Rafael Silaghi – who died in October after repeated medical visits for a misdiagnosed case of appendicitis – another child has
Parents may sue hospital over child’s appendicitis death
Heartbroken parents of an eight-year-old boy who died from septic shock after an alleged case of misdiagnosis by Portimão Hospital are reported to be considering legal action. As a full
Operating theatre remains closed
Members of the Lagos Business Association are so desperate to have the operating theatre at Lagos Hospital re-opened that they plan to mobilise the general public of Lagos, Aljezur and