Former INEM president Sérgio Janeiro argues that emergency service constraints during the late 2024 strike were primarily caused by structural human resource shortages rather than the strike itself, noting that only one shift failed to meet minimum services.
Former INEM president says only one shift of the strike failed minimum services
Tuesday, 7 April 2026RSS
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Luís Cabral is the president of INEM (Instituto Nacional de Emergência Médica), the agency that coordinates Portugal’s pre‑hospital emergency services and medical dispatch for 112 calls. In the recent story he said delays were caused by stretchers being held up in hospitals, which can tie up ambulances and reduce the system’s ability to respond to new emergencies.
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Other news coverage of this topic
- Former INEM president says strike-related constraints were due to structural failures • RTP Notícias
- Former INEM president says constraints during strike were due to structural failures • Público
- Funds diverted from INEM could have "mitigated" problems • Observador
- Former INEM president says constraints during the strike were due to structural failures • Correio da Manhã
- Former INEM president says only one shift of the strike failed minimum services • Expresso
- Former INEM president says only one strike shift failed to meet minimum services • CNN Portugal
