Doctorsâ representatives hold âemergency forumâ in Porto
An emergency meeting of the âFĂłrum MĂ©dicoâ is taking place in Porto today, to discuss the dire situation in the country in which leading doctorsâ syndicates are still refusing to
Crisis in Portuguese State health care extends to top cancer hospital
Lisbonâs IPO âlives difficult daysâ The crisis in Portugalâs State health system appears to be infecting every root and branch. Today, reports describe the âdifficult daysâ in the IPO, the
Lisbonâs Santa Maria appeals to people âonly with emergenciesâ to turn up at A&E
Just as predicted, appeals have already started going out to citizens ânot to come to hospital unless it is absolutely necessaryâ (see top stories for more on the crisis in
Doctor “refuses to attend unconscious octogenarian”
âHorrifiedâ SantarĂ©m firefighters lodge official complaint A team of sapper firefighters from SantarĂ©m have lodged an official complaint against a doctorâs refusal to attend an elderly man, brought into the
Hospitals throughout country pull vital services due to doctorsâ overtime ban
Situation described as âdesperateâ and âunprecedentedâ The break-down in negotiations between doctorsâ syndicates and the government is now affecting State health service users in a way never before experienced. People
Emergency departments in six hospitals âclosedâ due to doctorsâ overtime ban
Doctors throughout country are refusing to work beyond annual 150-hours limit Emergency services in six hospitals are closed today due to the nationwide doctorsâ ban on working extra overtime. The
Hospital A+E departments may close due to overtime dispute
Portugal’s minister of health on Friday admitted that there is a risk that some hospital accident and emergency departments will close due to doctors’ refusal to work overtime, but assured
Algarve Central Hospital petition delivered to Parliament
Algarve Central Hospital is considered essential for the region A petition demanding the construction of the Algarveâs long-promised Central Hospital was delivered to Parliament on Thursday. Around 10,000 people signed
Tender for new Coimbra maternity due in early 2024
The tender for the construction of a new maternity in Coimbra, in central Portugal, should be launched in the first quarter of 2024, the country’s minister of health, Manuel Pizarro,
Health regulator detects “other cases of body mix-ups” at Algarve hospitals
Wrong body was cremated in November Portugal’s Health Regulatory Entity (ERS) has detected new cases of bodies being wrongly identified at the Algarve’s public hospitals after two bodies were misidentified