Almost a dozen deaths linked to failures in INEM emergency response
Government âmortally woundedâ Last weekâs âcrisisâ – exacerbated by a strike by pre-hospital emergency technicians – got a great deal worse before it got any better. Within days, the handful
Number of people dead following delays in 112 emergency response rises to 8
IGAS – general inspectorate of health activities – opens inquiry The General Inspectorate of Health Activities (IGAS) has opened an investigation into the rising number of deaths reported in recent
Algarve man dies after waiting nearly two hours for ambulance
Portugal’s medical emergency services are in a state of chaos A 77-year-old Algarve man is among the six people who have died in Portugal in the past week waiting for
Number of deaths linked to Portugalâs failing emergency response climbs to six
Governmentâs âimmediateâ SOS plan will take time to implement, admits INEM After all the positive PR about an immediate SOS plan to bolster Portugalâs failing â112â emergency response, the reality
INEM creates emergency triage for calls waiting more than three minutes
Government pulls out stops after three deaths attributed to delays in 112 response With three deaths now linked to the chronic delays experienced by 112 emergency calls, INEM – the
Outrage as life and death calls in Portugal are left âwaiting to be answeredâ
Note: Since this article was written for our print edition, the government has announced emergency solutions to the chaotic state of Portugal’s emergency medical services. Read about them here Portugalâs
Health minister prepares âSOSâ solution for countryâs failing emergency cover
Solutions to be announced today Portugalâs medical emergency services are being increasingly compromised by the work-to-rule over overtime by INEM technicians – and health minister Ana Paula Martins is âgoing
Algarve health administration overhaul stirs controversy
PS accuses PSD of replacing Algarve health administration board with party loyalists in a “partisan abuse of power” The executive board of Portugal’s National Health Service (SNS) has announced a
Two people die âdue to delays in 112 emergency lineâ
Government âregretsâ situation and orders âinternal auditâ Portugalâs emergency medical services are in âchaosâ, claims STEPH (the syndicate of pre-hospital emergency technicians), citing various examples of the âcollapse of the
Portugalâs SNS public health service is 45 years old today
President marks date calling for innovative solutions to guarantee long-term sustainability Portugalâs ailing SNS national health system – in the news constantly through the summer due to chronic constraints –