More than 100 nurses gathered in Lisbon on Tuesday to protest for higher salaries and improved working conditions. The demonstration coincided with International Nurses Day, with union leaders highlighting the ongoing pressure on the National Health Service (Serviço Nacional de Saúde or SNS) and the loss of professionals.
Nurses protest in Lisbon demanding better pay
Tuesday, 12 May 2026AI summary
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- International Nurses Day: Portugal continues to lose professionals and shortages put pressure on the NHSNotícias de Viana ·
- “We demand recognition”: nurses' union president explains strike that brought together more than 100 health professionalscmjornal.pt ·
- More than one hundred nurses protest in Lisbon on strike dayobservador.pt ·
