Regulator detects "significant territorial imbalances" in healthcare access

The Algarve Local Health Unit (ULS) simultaneously presented high levels of need and high professional ratios, highlighting persistent imbalances between needs and supply.

Health and well-being will be discussed in the Algarve

Home News Health and well-being will be discussed in the Algarve Health and well-being will be discussed in the Algarve Dozens of health experts debated for two days, from 11 March in Lagos, Algarve, on the challenges facing health systems, territories, and the well-being economy.

The Portugal News12 Mar

Ambulances held for six hours at Faro Emergency Department waiting for stretchers

The administration of the Local Health Unit of Algarve acknowledges that there was a “surge in attendance” at the Emergency Service, but denies that the lack of temporary doctors is the cause of the problem.

Algarve: Ordem propõe fecho de serviços por falta de enfermeiros

The Portuguese Ordem dos Enfermeiros has proposed closing certain hospital services at the Centro Hospitalar do Algarve due to a critical shortage of nurses. During visits to hospitals in Faro and Portimão, the Ordem highlighted severe understaffing, with nurses working at or below minimum staffing levels, compromising patient safety. Despite efforts to hire at least 60 new nurses, many positions remain unfilled due to delays in approval. The Ordem also identified false overtime practices and overcrowded emergency areas, with up to 60 patients waiting in critical zones. The organization warns that exhausted nurses increase the risk of errors, urging authorities to ensure adequate staffing according to regulations to safeguard both patients and healthcare professionals.

ordemenfermeiros.pt3 Mar

Orthopaedics HPA at the European Forefront of Lower Limb Arthroplasty

Home Health HPA Orthopaedics HPA at the European Forefront of Lower Limb Arthroplasty Orthopaedics HPA at the European Forefront of Lower Limb Arthroplasty The Orthopaedics Group of the Hospital Particular do Algarve has taken another significant step and positioned itself at the forefront of rob

The Portugal News26 Feb

Private health centres move forward in Algarve

Extinction of INEM delegation in the Algarve considered irresponsible

Home News Extinction of INEM delegation in the Algarve considered irresponsible Extinction of INEM delegation in the Algarve considered irresponsible The coordinator of the Bloco de Esquerda (BE) classified the possible extinction of the Algarve delegation of the National Institute of Medical Eme

The Portugal News23 Feb

Public competition launched for the construction of the new Central Hospital of Algarve

Three Gynaecology and Obstetrics emergency departments closed on Saturday and two on Sunday

On Saturday, the emergency departments at the hospitals in Caldas da Rainha, Setúbal, and Portimão are expected to close. The last two will remain closed on Sunday.

Government launches public tender for PPP of the new Central Hospital of Algarve

The Ministry of Health indicates that the management contract for the new PPP “will last for 30 years”, with three years corresponding to the construction phase and 27 years dedicated to conservation, maintenance, and operation.

Insurance avoids the dance with Algarve retirees who do not forget bad memories of Salazar

The presidential candidate visited the Association of Retirees, Pensioners and Elderly (ARPI) in Faro this Wednesday.

Algarve public-private health centres

Home News Algarve public-private health centres Algarve public-private health centres Five new public-private Family Health Units are set to be created, including several in the Algarve, as part of a broader effort to reduce the number of people in Portugal without an assigned family doctor.

The Portugal News3 Feb

Supreme Court ends pay discrimination against nurses

The STJ (Superior Court of Justice) orders the Algarve Local Health Unit (ULS) to pay back pay for 2018–2021 to almost 300 nurses on individual contracts. The decision removes salary discrimination and could affect up to 7,000 professionals nationwide.

CUF gets green light to buy HPA – but it must build new hospital in Algarve

Portugal’s Competition Authority (AdC) has approved private healthcare provider CUF’s acquisition of a 75% stake in the Hospital Particular do Algarve (HPA) private health group under the condition that CUF The post CUF gets green light to buy HPA – but it must build new hospital in Algarve appeared first on Portugal Resident.

Competition Authority gives 'green light' to CUF's acquisition of Hospital Particular do Algarve, subject to conditions

The Competition Authority (AdC) has adopted a non-opposition decision, subject to conditions and obligations, for the transaction in which CUF acquires exclusive control of the Hospital Particular do Algarve (HPA).

Competition Authority approves CUF's purchase of Hospital Particular do Algarve with remedies; CUF must build a new hospital

The Competition Authority (AdC) approved, subject to remedies, the purchase of a 75% majority stake in Hospital Particular do Algarve (HPA) by CUF. The initial agreement between the José de Mello Capital group and the largest hospital network in the Algarve, Alentejo and Madeira will need to be adjusted, namely to include the construction of a ...

Central Algarve Hospital to open by 2031. University to create 'health campus'

The Central Algarve Hospital is expected to open within four to five years, nearly two decades after the date promised when the foundation stone was laid during José Sócrates's first government. The date follows the signing of the strategic agreement for the new health infrastructure this Monday, between the ...

PPP to build the new Algarve hospital goes ahead, but clinical management remains with the SNS

A public–private partnership to construct the new hospital in the Algarve has been approved, while clinical services and management will continue to be run by the SNS (Portugal’s National Health Service).

“State-of-the-art” Algarve Central Hospital moves forward under PPP regime

Health Minister Ana Paula Martins has hailed what she called a “historic decision” for the Algarve after the government formally approved the long-delayed construction of the Algarve Central Hospital, a The post “State-of-the-art” Algarve Central Hospital moves forward under PPP regime appeared first on Portugal Resident.

Public–private partnership for Algarve Central Hospital will not include clinical management for the time being

The university's strategic plan foresees relocating the Faculty of Medicine next to the new hospital. Faro's mayor warns that accessibility needs to be considered and urges 'not to get carried away'.

Minister welcomes construction of Algarve Central Hospital after 20 years

The government approved construction of the new hospital at the start of the year; its foundation stone was laid in 2008. It is expected to become operational in 2031.

Algarve: New central hospital to be operational in 2031

Ambulances held up at Faro Emergency Department due to shortage of doctors and rise in patient numbers