Algarve hospitals and health centres welcome 196 trainee doctors
The Algarve has welcomed 196 trainee doctors who have chosen the region’s public health services to complete their medical internships, the regional health authority ARS Algarve announced on Tuesday. The
Chaos in A&E: minister appeals to people “to find alternative care”
New Year signals yet another dismal ‘groundhog day’ in SNS health service Back to reality with a thump: the new year in Portugal has seen health minister Manuel Pizarro appeal
PSD Algarve called 2022 ‘annus horribilis’ for state-run health services
Portimão Hospital’s maternity unit was closed last weekend, much like it was most weekends throughout 2022 – it was a “horrible year for the Algarve’s (state-run) health services”, said the
Faro Hospital refuses to attend child in full throes of asthmatic crisis
Incident happened when Faro’s pediatric A&E was ‘closed’ Faro Hospital refused to attend a child in the full throes of an asthmatic crisis earlier this month. The situation, only made
Portugal’s Director General of Health stands down
Graça Freitas was one of the most ‘high profile’ faces in Portugal during the pandemic Graça Freitas, the director general of health and one of the most high-profile faces during
Patients urged to avoid A&E; health centres open at weekend
221 health centres are to open on New Year’s Eve and 180 on New Year’s Day Health authorities in Portugal are urging patients to avoid heading for hospitals’ accident and
Two years on, over 26 million Covid-19 jabs given in Portugal
Almost 2.1 million doses were unusable because they had passed their expiry date From a first batch of 9,750 Covid-19 vaccines, two years on Portugal accounts for 26.5 million doses
221 health centres open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Health centres have adapted their extended service hours to support hospital emergency services with non-urgent cases. More than 220 health centres will be open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Algarve and North escape SNS obstetrics hokey-cokey
All other regions face open-close routine… until March With Christmas and New Year being the principal issues right now, Portugal’s Algarve and northern regions are the only ones in the
Lisbon city council sets up free health plan for over 65s
Enrolment in the free “Lisboa 65+” health plan, aimed at 130,000 city residents over the age of 65, is available as of today, the city council has announced – adding