André Luz, the Director of the Cardiology service at ULS Santo António, stated on Thursday that more than 10 patients have died in the last three years due to an “excessively high waiting list.”
Medical Association demands urgent investigation into deaths on waiting list
Friday, 20 February 2026RSS
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The Ordem dos Médicos is Portugal’s professional medical association that registers doctors, enforces ethical rules and can discipline members. It issues formal opinions and can challenge health policies or laws, so its objections matter when a programme like the Waitlist Recovery Programme changes how patients are referred or treated.
An apuramento (fact-finding review or investigation) is the process of clarifying what happened in a specific incident, usually through internal reviews, audits or external inspections. In a healthcare context it is used to verify causes and timelines when patient deaths or clinical deterioration are reported, and its findings can lead to changes in practice, disciplinary measures or formal reports to health authorities.
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