SNS health service ratchets up âŹ694 million in unpaid bills
Clinching a government contract is one thing; getting paid for services rendered is quite another. The Observatory on Health Service Spending reveals that âpayments in arrears to suppliers have had
Executive director of SNS national health service officially appointed today
Fernando AraĂșjo, the doctor and former hospital administrator chosen to lead the new management body of Portugalâs State health service (SNS) has been officially appointed today, with the government approving
Lisbon hospital directors âhopping madâ over PMâs remarks
The âdamage controlâ exercise conducted by PM AntĂłnio Costa in front of two television journalists (for TVI/CNN) has been backfiring since it was broadcast on Monday night. Today, newspapers remark
Faro hospital without pediatric A&E due to staff absences
Sunday has seen a notice posted on the door of Faro Hospitalâs pediatric department, saying there will be no service available today before 9pm. Any eventual admissions will have to
SNS-24 helpline overwhelmed; health centres in âabsolute chaosâ
The knock-on effect of mass-testing for Covid-19 has put the SNS 24-hour helpline – the first port of call in the event of a positive test, as well as in
Crisis talks on Monday as yet another hospital team tenders bloc resignations
Yet further talks to avert âcrisisâ at a regional hospital will be going ahead tomorrow inHospital da PĂłvoa after another team of doctors has tendered the bloc resignations. As with
Nine heads of service at Santa Maria Hospital follow through on resignation âthreatâ
Nine heads of service at Lisbonâs Santa Maria Hospital have created stark precedent today by physically leaving their posts exactly 12 days since warning they were ready to do so.
Hospitals in rupture: doctors accuse government of âdeliberately destroying public health servicesâ
A second Portuguese hospital in 24-hours has announced âa situation of ruptureâ. With resignations âen masseâ (in SetĂșbal, see âbrieflyâ section), warnings in the south (click here) and in general
Clinical director resigns from SetĂșbal hospital due âasphyxia and parasitization of SNS health systemâ
The parlous state of A&E departments in a number of hospitals within the SNS State health system has been highlighted once again by the dramatic resignation of clinical director Nuno
DGS announces all those who have recovered from Covid-19 âwill only receive one dose of vaccineâ no matter what type
Portugalâs DGS health authority has announced that all citizens who have recovered from Covid-19 infection will receive just one dose of vaccine âregardless of whether it is a vaccine that