Nurses will begin monitoring low-risk pregnant women who do not have an assigned family doctor (médico de família), under a government order scheduled for publication in the official gazette (Diário da República). The dispatch defines specific competencies and responsibilities for nursing staff to manage routine prenatal appointments. The measure aims to maintain care standards across health centres facing persistent shortages of general practitioners.
Nurses to Monitor Pregnant Women Lacking Family Doctors
Sunday, 25 October 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
The Official Journal (Diário da República) is Portugal's government gazette where laws, decrees and public contracts are formally published and take legal effect. Public‑private partnership approvals and other official notices — like the launch of the Central Algarve Hospital PPP — are published there so residents and businesses can find the authoritative text.
