Death of pregnant woman in Lisbon “points to poor clinical practice”
Yet another case where Portuguese health service appears to have failed Following on from the recent death of a baby in Portimão Hospital, and the suspension of two surgeons in
Astonishment as Portimão Hospital closes maternity, pediatric emergency and inpatient, neonatology services
Children and mothers transferred to Faro; no dates given for re-opening There has been absolute astonishment today with the news that Portimão Hospital has closed its maternity, pediatric emergency and
Faro Hospital unveils “state-of-the-art” CT scanner
CT scanner to be fully operational within four months Faro Hospital unveiled today a new “state-of-the-art” CT scanner which uses spectral imaging technology and is due to be fully operational
Health minister admits problems in maternity units in Lisbon/ Vale do Tejo for second summer
One year on from the drama of ‘imminent rupture in maternity units of Lisbon/ Vale do Tejo’ and the situation seems very similar: health minister Manuel Pizarro has “guaranteed today
Hospitals face another strike day of disruption
One-day strike waged by medical auxiliaries and technical assistants A one-day strike by medical auxiliaries and technical assistants in the SNS State-run health service began at midnight last night with
Nurses strike sees surgeries and programmed births cancelled
Friday’s strike by the nation’s nurses saw ‘several dozen’ protest outside the ministry of health in Lisbon, while countrywide, hundreds of planned surgeries were cancelled/ put off to a later
Nurses go on strike at Lisbon’s Santa Maria hospital: operations cancelled
Around 30 nurses held a protest outside Lisbon’s Santa Maria hospital this morning, demanding the urgent hiring of more nurses, an end to stretchers (carrying patients) in the corridors, and
Hospitals hire 1,564 new specialists earlier than expected
Hospitals in Portugal have been authorised to hire 1,564 newly-trained specialists to ensure the normal functioning of emergency services, accelerating the recruitment process by about three months. In a statement
New work to rule at Amadora-Sintra hospital
Administrative health professional at the inner city Amadora-Sintra hospital have started a 12-day work-to-rule over overtime today, scheduled to continue to May 5. The objective is to force management to
10 day strike over Easter declared at Amadora-Sintra hospital
FESAP, the federation of public administration syndicates, has delivered a ‘strike notice’ for 10 days over Easter (from April 10 to 21) involving admin workers at Hospital Amadora-Sintra. The reason