Portimão Hospital extends blood donation hours
Portimão Hospital will have an extended timetable for blood donations starting Monday (December 1). People wishing to donate blood will be able to do so from 8.30am to 5pm on
Doctors shun Algarve hospitals
Health || Of the 210 new jobs opened up last summer amid much media publicity, only 28 have so far been filled. It’s a systemic problem and one that no-one
Health Minister visits “vastly improved” Portimão casualty department
Scheduled for this Friday afternoon at 3pm, health minister Paulo Macedo was due to visit Portimão Hospital and see first-hand the new upgrade that has “vastly improved” the hospital’s casualty
‘Pool of blood' mystery near Portimão Hospital
Thursday (April 3) would have been a day like any other in Portimão – if it wasn’t for the huge “pool of blood” that appeared only metres from the town’s
New moves to oust hospital director
In a relentless concerted attack on Algarve hospital boss Pedro Nunes, Portimão’s municipal assembly has passed a new motion calling for his dismissal. The move comes after a series of
Doctors step-up fight against hospital director
As many as 370 Algarve doctors have signed up to the latest attempt to disgrace hospital administrator Pedro Nunes (pictured). This new bid follows the ongoing controversy that has dogged
“Donkey” doc digs in his heels
Amid cries for his resignation and news that off-the-cuff remarks calling colleagues “burros” (donkeys) are the subject of an investigation by the national doctors’ association, Algarve hospital chief Dr Pedro
Showdown debate scheduled over Algarve health service controversy
It promises to be a showdown. On Wednesday evening (January 22) at 9pm leading figures in the Algarve’s ongoing state hospital shake-up will debate face-to-face problems that have been hitting
Algarve hospital director resolute under fire
More than 80% of the doctors under his charge have accused him of “threats and blackmail” and of “degrading patient care in the Algarve”, but Pedro Nunes remains resolute, saying
New upset at Portimão Hospital as doctor says “go private”
A doctor used by Portimão Hospital has been sacked for telling a patient he would be better off in the private system. And it is not an isolated incident. Correio