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The meeting is expected to be attended by Fnam's new president, André Gomes. Doctors' pay and working conditions will be topics for discussion.

The meeting is expected to include André Gomes, the new president of FNAM.

Contacted by Lusa, an INEM source denied that the monthly supplement payment of about €140 to the military personnel concerned is overdue, stating that the transfers “were made on 19 December”.

The law provides specific support to help integrate professionals with 60% or more disability, but hiring them remains difficult.

By November, more than 30 per cent of doctors had already exceeded the annual limit on overtime hours.
On the 10th day of the official presidential campaign, attention turned to the poll that will be released this Wednesday. Typically, the campaign caravans slow as voting day approaches, but the new snapshot of voting intentions will dictate the penultimate and final days of the campaign en route to Belém. This ...

On a night when thermometers read -12°C, Pietro Zantonini died while on one of his rounds at the shipyard he was guarding. His family say the conditions were unacceptable; the guard had previously complained about a lack of protection.

The Order of Nurses (Ordem dos Enfermeiros) has publicly rejected proposed limits on nurse recruitment, warning that restricting hiring would damage service quality and patient safety and exacerbate staffing pressures. Observador and Correio da Manhã report the body said workforce shortages and an ageing staff profile already strain care delivery. For expats who rely on public healthcare: staffing pressures could mean slower non‑urgent services and longer waits in some units; consider registering with a local family doctor and check private options if continuity of care is essential.
The Ordem dos Enfermeiros (Order of Nurses) is Portugal’s statutory professional body that registers and regulates nurses, sets professional standards, and handles discipline and professional conduct. Its warning about hiring limits matters because the Ordem represents the nursing workforce—restrictions on recruitment can worsen staff shortages and affect patient care, so expat nurses must be registered with the Ordem to practise and may be directly affected by any new hiring rules.

At 14:00, concerns are raised about caps imposed on Local Health Units (ULS) for personnel expenditure.

The Portuguese Nurses' Union (SEP) requested a meeting with the Ministry of Health last week to discuss a number of issues, including the recruitment of nurses.

Morning item on limits to recruitment in Portugal's National Health Service, outlining caps and restrictions affecting staff hiring and contracts.

Refers to policies or initiatives that extend beyond basic salary—such as benefits, working conditions or other non-wage measures.
The government has assured today that it “will not give up on finding consensus” with healthcare professionals, after signing a negotiation agreement with FNAM, the National Federation of Doctors that The post Government signs negotiation agreement with doctors federation appeared first on Portugal Resident.

The support is justified by Catarina Martins's role in defending the SNS (National Health Service), housing, employment and equality, and in opposing the far right.

The government has signed a formal negotiation agreement with the National Federation of Doctors (FNAM) and said it will continue seeking consensus with health professionals. The move opens structured talks aimed at resolving labour and service delivery issues in the medical sector, signalling a willingness to engage on healthcare policy and doctors’ demands rather than imposing unilateral measures.

Medical careers will begin to be discussed with the FNAM on the 20th.

Nurses allowed to rest for three and a half hours on eight-hour shifts

António José Seguro says the Government delayed discussion of the controversial labour law solely to help Marques Mendes's candidacy. Tonight in Portalegre, the candidate again called for a pact on healthcare.

The coordinator of the INEM Workers' Committee admitted today that there were failures in communicating information about minimum services during the strike at the end of 2024, arguing that the late communication may have had an operational impact.

The coordinator of INEM’s Workers’ Committee acknowledged failings in how minimum-service requirements were communicated during the late‑2024 strike, saying the institution’s president had conveyed that minimum services were not required during overtime hours. The admission raises operational and public‑safety concerns, highlights potential legal and labour‑relations implications, and underscores the need for clearer protocols, stronger internal communication and contingency planning to protect emergency healthcare delivery during industrial action.

Workers at INEM admit there were communication failures regarding the minimum service arrangements during the strike.

Rui Gonçalves confirmed that the then president of the National Institute of Medical Emergency (INEM), Sérgio Janeiro, initially communicated that “it was not necessary to comply with minimum service levels” during the stoppage of overtime hours.

“The monthly limit is being reached now and we can't provide any more than this,” said the coordinator of the Workers' Committee
