Speeding ambulance crashes, running over two pedestrians
Four injured, two seriously: including doctor travelling to emergency An INEM medical and emergency resuscitation vehicle (VMER) crashed this morning as it responded to a call in Espinho, Aveiro district,
INEM concludes deaths during strike “were not directly” caused by strike
Eleven people died waiting for emergency response during strike INEM (institute of medical emergency) has concluded that no facts were found that point to a “direct relationship” between possible failures
Latest ‘health scandal’ lifts lid on ‘recurrent’ moonlighting within system
Three out of four regional heads of INEM ‘accumulate functions’, like Gandra d’Almeida The truly dismal ‘scandal’ involving the former CEO of the nation’s health service executive, moonlighting for years
Scandal surrounding former INEM chief ‘gets worse’
Gandra d’Almeida accused of ‘illegally accumulated functions’ in Matosinhos/ Gaia/ Abrantes The deeply embarrassing ‘scandal’ that led to the resignation on Friday of former INEM director António Gandra d’Almeida appears
INEM recruitment drive surpasses expectations
200 INEM technicians are needed The recruitment drive for 200 technicians at Portugal’s INEM emergency institute attracted unexpected interest, with 306 candidates successfully passing the selection process, reports Jornal de
Minister promises major overhaul of INEM emergency institute
Big changes are in the pipeline for INEM Portugal’s health minister said on Wednesday that the re-founding of the country’s trouble-torn INEM emergency institute will involve making it a special
Body of 93-year-old exhumed to see if death resulted from delay in INEM response
Autopsy took place on Monday The body of a 93-year-old woman who died earlier this month in Tondela after waiting over an hour for ‘emergency response’ from INEM (the country’s
Blame for ambulance strike deaths will be borne (if necessary) but no resignations, says PM
Portugal’s prime minister Luís Montenegro has guaranteed today that if political responsibility is established for the deaths that occurred during the emergency ambulance service (INEM) strike earlier this month, “it
PM promises plan “very soon” to solve INEM’s problems
Montenegro ‘secures ministerial team for time being’ Prime Minister Luís Montenegro has promised a government plan “very soon” to solve INEM’s problems. Hours after saying, in Castelo de Vide, that
INEM’s emergency response woes continue: Ombudsman weighs in
Portugal’s ombudsman says INEM must compensate families if delays contributed to deaths of loved ones The woes of INEM (Portugal national institute for emergency medicine) continue today, in spite of