Death of pregnant woman in Lisbon âpoints to poor clinical practiceâ
Yet another case where Portuguese health service appears to have failed Following on from the recent death of a baby in PortimĂŁo Hospital, and the suspension of two surgeons in
Astonishment as PortimĂŁo Hospital closes maternity, pediatric emergency and inpatient, neonatology servicesÂ
Children and mothers transferred to Faro; no dates given for re-opening There has been absolute astonishment today with the news that PortimĂŁo Hospital has closed its maternity, pediatric emergency and
Faro Hospital unveils âstate-of-the-artâ CT scanner
CT scanner to be fully operational within four months Faro Hospital unveiled today a new âstate-of-the-artâ 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 summerÂ
One year on from the drama of âimminent rupture in maternity units of Lisbon/ Vale do Tejoâ and the situation seems very similar: health minister Manuel Pizarro has âguaranteed 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
Fridayâs strike by the nationâs nurses saw âseveral dozenâ 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 Lisbonâs Santa Maria hospital: operations cancelled
Around 30 nurses held a protest outside Lisbonâs 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 âstrike noticeâ for 10 days over Easter (from April 10 to 21) involving admin workers at Hospital Amadora-Sintra. The reason