Members of the parliamentary Health committee approved, this Wednesday, the request from the Liberal Initiative to hear Judge Carlos Alexandre regarding the announced Commission to Combat Fraud in the National Health Service (NHS).
Parliament approves hearing of Carlos Alexandre on fraud in the NHS
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Context & Explainers
Staffing and shift schedules in the SNS combine permanent doctors, residents and temporary cover (locums or overtime) arranged by each hospital's Clinical Directorate ("Direção Clínica"), which plans rotas to cover on‑call and emergency shifts. Rotas are subject to national labour rules, collective agreements and local shortages, so hospitals may use voluntary shift swaps, incentives or external contractors when regular staff are unavailable.
