Whatsapp post exposes vulnerability of hospital pledge to pregnant women
State entity’s assurances dismantled by obstetricians at CUF private hospital A Whatsapp post has exposed an apparent gaping hole in the assurance, given by the clinical board of Lisbon North
Santa Maria obstetricians hold out for return of sacked bosses
Dozens of doctors in the department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproduction Medicine in Lisbon’s Santa Maria hospital have sent a further appeal, this time directly to health minister Manuel Pizarro,
Pressure mounts as yet another leading hospital boss “let go”
Health ministry describes “normal adjustments”; syndicate suggests otherwise Yet another clinical director at a major State hospital has been shown the door, seemingly ‘out of the blue’. Health minister Manuel
Santa Maria to send low risk pregnancies to private hospitals
EU directive encouraging use of specialist nurses for low-risk pregnancies seemingly ignored The ugly battle at Santa Maria Hospital continues, with authorities putting out the story today that low risk
Health minister “suprised” by protest outside Serpa hospital
Yet another occasion has seen health minister Manuel Pizarro ‘surprised’ today, in the form of a protest by residents in Serpa outside their local hospital. The hospital is currently run
All family health units to adopt ‘performance related’ pay
Reform will enable up to quarter of million people to (finally) get a family doctor All Portugal’s new type of healthcare centres, Family Health Units (USF), are this year to
New Hospital of the West to be constructed in Bombarral
A new public-private partnership hospital, to be known as Hospital do Oeste (Hospital of the West) is to be constructed at Quinta do Falcão, in Bombarral, within an estimated time
Resignations at Santa Maria Hospital: doctors say they have been threatened
Clinical board accused of being “arrogant and overbearing”, acting illegally and inadmissibly Trouble within the obstetrics service of Lisbon’s main teaching hospital Santa Maria has intensified today with the bloc
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
Plan to upgrade Lisbon maternity service runs headlong into trouble
Health minister laments how “a good thing” has transformed into “bad news” A €6 million plan to upgrade the gynecological and obstetric service at Lisbon’s Santa Maria Hospital has descended