Nurses critical of millions of euros going to pharmacies for autumn vaccinations
‘Money would be better spent investing in health service’ Vaccination against Covid-19 and flu in pharmacies will cost the Portuguese health service around €11.5 million, the Portuguese Nurses’ Union estimated
Nurses set November strike date
With the Council of Ministers today emphasising the reforms ‘approved’ for reorganisation of Portugal’s State health service, the country’s syndicate of nurses has scheduled a new strike – for Monday
Nurses ready for “all forms of struggle” in face of health ministry ‘silence’
Another example of negotiations stalemate With doctors already threatening strikes through the summer, the nation’s nurses are not far behind. Explain reports this morning, unions have been “asking to talk
More than 80 nurses at Penafiel Hospital request “excuse of responsibility”
More than 80 nurses working at Penafiel Hospital have requested ‘excuse of responsibility’, on the basis that the number of professionals at the State facility is not enough to guarantee
Nurses set new strike dates for June
Nurses “must be prepared for long battle with absolute majority government” Portuguese Nurses’ Union SEP has announced two more strike dates on June 28 and 30 to demand better working
Nurses strike sees surgeries and programmed births cancelled
Friday’s strike by the nation’s nurses saw ‘several dozen’ protest outside the ministry of health in Lisbon, while countrywide, hundreds of planned surgeries were cancelled/ put off to a later
Nurses strike scheduled for Friday
Portuguese Nurses Unions SEP and SINDEPOR have announced a strike for Friday accompanied by a rally in front of the ministry of health in Lisbon to demand better working conditions
Nurses go on strike at Lisbon’s Santa Maria hospital: operations cancelled
Around 30 nurses held a protest outside Lisbon’s Santa Maria hospital this morning, demanding the urgent hiring of more nurses, an end to stretchers (carrying patients) in the corridors, and
Nurses in private sector stage unprecedented one-day strike
Nurses from 75 private hospitals and clinics want 10% increase in salaries Nurses from 75 private hospitals and clinics are on strike today, signalling an unprecedented moment in Portugal’s employment
Porto’s IPO cancer nurses request ‘excuse of responsibility’
The majority of nurses working in Porto’s IPO oncology surgical service have put in for ‘excuse of responsibility’ – a procedure used to sound the alarm, at the same time