The Medical Association accuses the NHS Executive Board of imposing cuts on surgeries and consultations

Hospital administrators also guarantee that some units are purchasing medication and equipment without budgetary provision.

António José Seguro demands solutions from parties to avoid dissolutions

Government will allocate 2% of tobacco tax revenue to the health sector

The executive estimates that, considering the expected revenue from this tax in the 2026 State Budget, there will be an allocation of around 33.5 million euros. This will fund priority programmes, consultations, and screenings.

SNS pays rates 50% lower than ADSE to contracted radiology providers

Association warns this undermines the financial sustainability of the contracted units.

Company that runs SIRESP to receive €26 million

This compensatory payment is the same amount as that awarded in previous years to Siresp SA, the company that manages Portugal's Integrated Emergency and Security Networks System.

The 'new era' of cohabitation between São Bento and Belém

Seguro in Belém will increase pressure on Montenegro, especially in Health and Social Security, but is also seen as a guarantee of immediate stability.

Sick-leave spending soared to €885 million and Court of Auditors flags shortcomings

The State spent €885.2 million on sickness benefit in 2023, an increase of 57.3 per cent compared with 2018, according to data from the Court of Auditors now published.

Court of Auditors: Spending on sickness benefits rises 57.3% in five years and medical certificates show deficiencies

The Court of Auditors reports that expenditure on sickness benefits grew by 57.3% over five years and notes flaws and irregularities in medical certificates used to justify absences, revealing weaknesses in oversight and risks of misuse.

Increased demand and limited resources: hospitals justify surgeries outside regular hours

Between 2022 and the first quarter of last year, the additional activity cost €627 million, having risen by 51% over the period analysed, states the final audit report carried out by IGAS.

Portugal received EU funds for vaccines it had resold

The European Court of Auditors found that Portugal reported expenses to claim EU funding for vaccines it had already sold to other countries, thereby obtaining an undue profit of almost €40 million.

Portugal profits €40 million from vaccines paid for by the EU

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Spending on extra surgeries soars by €212 million

Government pays €1,876 for each bed that frees up social admissions in hospitals

The amount is 10% higher than the average cost of a place in a residential care home for older people (ERPI) and was agreed at a meeting with the Permanent Commission for the Social and Solidarity Sector.

State pays €1,876 per social care inpatient bed

The amount is 10% higher than the cost of a place in a care home and was agreed with the social sector. The measure aims to free up hospitals where almost 2,800 users were awaiting a social-care response in January.

Institutions want €1,700 per month for each social case transferred out of hospitals

Social-care institutions are requesting a monthly payment of €1,700 for every social case transferred out of hospitals.

Castro Almeida: "We have not decided to remove any projects from the PRR"

The Minister of Economy says that neither schools nor health centres were removed from the PRR. There was an 'overbooking' and the projects that are completed first will be included in the PRR.

New rules for spectacles, radiology and surgeries under ADSE

There are changes to the reimbursement of expenses for spectacles and to the price list for radiology and gastroenterology examinations, surgeries or hospitalisation for ADSE beneficiaries. These changes represent an annual cost of €15.4 million to the civil service sickness protection system. In the case of spectacles (purchased through ...

New rules for glasses, radiology and surgeries cost ADSE €15.4 million

Will nicotine pouches arrive in Portugal?

In this episode we discuss the second day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. We cover the sale of nicotine pouches, because the Government is counting on the revenue from that tax in this year’s state budget. We report another record for daily electricity consumption in the country and end with the rise in Trump’s wealth and that of millionaires around the world.

Government expects to raise taxes from nicotine pouches, despite sales not yet authorised by Infarmed

The product sits in a legal grey area but was included in the State Budget for 2026. Despite widespread sales in kiosks and stationers, there is no authorisation for its commercialisation. The government is preparing legislation.

Association alleges delay in payment of supplement to GNR personnel; INEM denies it

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”.

André Pestana doesn't want a single euro more for NATO

Algarve: New central hospital to be operational in 2031