The Socialists, who describe the announcement of the purchase of INEM ambulances as “misleading” and “a sign of this government's inaction”, justify their request for the documents by citing the “urgency of obtaining answers”.
PS requests documentation for INEM ambulance tender
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Context & Explainers
The National Institute of Medical Emergency (Instituto Nacional de Emergência Médica), known as INEM, coordinates Portugal’s pre-hospital emergency care, ambulance dispatch and medical response to 112 calls. It matters to expats because INEM is responsible for ambulance response times and on-scene care — incidents like the reported three-hour wait in Seixal can trigger investigations, affect public confidence and influence how quickly you can expect help in an emergency.
