Resigning Director of Nursing: Lack of support from supervising authority makes managing Amadora‑Sintra 'impossible'
The Director of Nursing at the Amadora‑Sintra Hospital Centre has resigned, saying insufficient backing from health supervisors has rendered it impossible to run the service effectively.
Lack of support from the supervisory authority makes managing Amadora-Sintra 'impossible'
Luísa Ximenes resigned from her post, saying there were no conditions to continue carrying out her duties.
Director of Nursing at Amadora-Sintra resigns and denounces shortage of doctors and 'political abandonment' by the Health Minister
Maria Luísa Ximenez submitted her resignation at the start of the week, saying the 'safe practice of the profession' was not guaranteed and she did not have the support of the health authority. She reports rotas without the necessary specialists, a management post left vacant for two months, and the 'abandonment' by the Ministry of Health in letters sent to hospital managers, the hospital's nurses and the Order of Nurses.
Order of Nurses warns of pressure on nurses and shortage of doctors
The president of the Order of Nurses, Luís Filipe Barreira, says that the conditions in the Amadora‑Sintra Emergency Department are not the result of individual nurses' actions and warns of a shortage of doctors.
The Order warns of pressure on nurses and a shortage of doctors in Amadora-Sintra's emergency department
ULS announced on Thursday that the nursing director resigned from her post, citing that there are no conditions to continue performing her duties.
Director of nursing at ULS Amadora‑Sintra resigns
The director of nursing at the Amadora‑Sintra Local Health Unit (ULS) has resigned, stepping down from her position according to reports.
Director of Nursing at Amadora-Sintra resigns. President holds ministry responsible
In the same statement, the administration also confirms that it subsequently received a declaration of non-liability submitted by the nursing team of the general emergency service.
Nurse director of Amadora-Sintra resigns from her post
The decision is justified by the 'absence of conditions to continue performing her duties'.
Nursing Director at Amadora-Sintra resigns
Luísa Ximenez has resigned and more than a hundred nurses have submitted excuses amid rising pressure on the emergency department. The administration, acting in a caretaker capacity since November, points the finger at the health ministry.
Amadora-Sintra: Sandra Cavaca is a strong candidate for the presidency
The manager, currently president of the Shared Services of the Ministry of Health, is expected to be appointed for the first time to a hospital post. The current president of Amadora-Sintra has been in a state of resignation for two months.
ULS Amadora/Sintra recognises that pressure on the general emergency department 'is very high'
The head and deputy head of the General Emergency team at Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca Hospital (Amadora-Sintra) resigned following a 'critical incident' in the emergency department.
15:00 — Heads of the emergency department at Amadora-Sintra have resigned
The senior staff responsible for the emergency service at the Amadora-Sintra hospital centre have stepped down, according to reports.
7am. Cavaco Silva: the appropriation of Sá Carneiro in the campaign
Criticism aimed at André Ventura, Gouveia e Melo and Cotrim de Figueiredo in an article published in Observador. Also, Amadora-Sintra Hospital once again has waiting times available online.
Hospital Amadora-Sintra warns of errors on SNS site about average emergency waiting times
Hospital Amadora-Sintra warned today about inaccuracies in the average waiting times for emergency departments reported on the SNS portal, stressing that these issues are not affecting patient care or safety.
Emergency patients facing waits of over 12 hours at Amadora-Sintra Hospital
Health authorities are urging the public to contact the SNS24 helpline (808 24 24 24) before going to an emergency department, to receive appropriate guidance.
Obstetrics: Four A&E units closed and seven only accepting referred cases
The situation in Amadora-Sintra is the most serious, as of Thursday, among emergency services nationwide. Waiting time for patients triaged as yellow reached 16 hours.
Urgent patients face about seven-hour wait at Amadora-Sintra hospital
Patients triaged as urgent at Amadora-Sintra hospital faced about seven hours’ waiting this morning for initial assessment in the general emergency department, according to data from the National Health Service (SNS) portal.
Amadora/Sintra emergency department launches pilot project to reduce waiting times
The project introduces a new patient care pathway and requires patients to complete a questionnaire.
Urgent patients wait nearly 12 hours at Amadora-Sintra today
Patients classified as urgent at the Amadora-Sintra hospital faced wait times of around 12 hours for their first examination this morning, according to data from the SNS portal.
Amadora-Sintra emergency services are "the main problem" of the NHS, says executive board
“There is a problem at Amadora-Sintra and it is a serious problem,” admitted Álvaro Almeida.
