The workers' commission of the National Institute of Medical Emergency (Instituto Nacional de Emergência Médica or INEM) has demanded immediate clarification from the government regarding their exclusion from a new overtime incentive scheme. While the government recently approved new work regimes for emergency services, staff fear that INEM doctors have been overlooked, potentially impacting national emergency response capacity.
INEM doctors demand inclusion in overtime incentive scheme
Saturday, 9 May 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
Minimum services (serviços mínimos) are the legally required basic services that must be maintained during a strike to protect public safety—in healthcare this typically covers emergency care, critical ambulance coverage and intensive care. They matter because the INEM workers' committee admitted that late or unclear communication about which teams would be available during the end-of-2024 strike may have reduced operational capacity and confused patients; as an expat, expect limited non-urgent care during strikes and check official updates or call 112 for true emergencies.
5 sources
- INEM doctors demand to be covered by the new overtime regimepublico.pt ·
- INEM doctors demand to be included in the new overtime regimedn.pt ·
- Workers demand that INEM doctors be included in the new overtime regimecmjornal.pt ·
- INEM workers fear being forgotten in new overtime regimertp.pt ·
- INEM union warns of "serious reduction in medical emergency response capacity"cnnportugal.iol.pt ·
