Healthcare in the National Health Service (SNS) is the DN headline today: The first Centralised Obstetrics Emergency unit is moving forward in Loures, but only with additional nursing staff. It is the first Regional Gynaecology-Obstetrics Emergency unit to launch in the country, starting on the 16th at 09:00. Patients from Loures/Odivelas and the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira will now be received exclusively at the Beatriz Ângelo Hospital emergency department in Loures, which will manage emergency rosters with medical and nursing teams. The Vila Franca de Xira Hospital, which has only one obstetrician on staff, will only reinforce rosters with one nurse 24/7, 365 days a year. Regarding the emergency unit where the project was supposed to begin, on the South Bank, nothing is known yet. Local mayors in the region have once again contested the measure. The main photo features the second day of the new President of the Republic: The Seguro presidency begins in fire-ravaged land with a call for more support. Also highlighted is an interview with Francisco Pereira Coutinho: “For the Russians, Ukraine is an existential war.” Download the newspaper at the link below. See the front page in detail.
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Ana Paula Martins is Portugal's Health Minister (Ministra da Saúde), and in this story she expressed concern about 'untruths' circulating regarding the National Health Service. She also said that waiting times for initial assessments during the current flu season have fallen this year, a point meant to reassure patients relying on public care.
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Other news coverage of this topic
- Loures to receive pregnant women from the Ribatejo region1:30am, 11 Mar 2026 • Correio da Manhã
- Emergency department in Almada to be safer and centralisation in Loures on Monday12:48am, 11 Mar 2026 • RTP Notícias
- Emergency department in Almada will be safer, says SNS director12:18am, 11 Mar 2026 • Observador
- Setúbal mayors "concerned" about the concentration of regional obstetrics and gynaecology emergency services12:10am, 11 Mar 2026 • Correio da Manhã
- Setúbal mayors oppose centralisation of emergency services10:51pm, 10 Mar 2026 • Observador
- First Centralised Obstetrics Emergency unit to launch in Loures, but only with additional nursing staff9:58pm, 10 Mar 2026 • Diário de Notícias
- Regional obstetrics emergency unit opens at Loures Hospital8:23pm, 10 Mar 2026 • Observador









