Latest news and stories about medical services in government in Lisboa, Portugal for expats and residents.
The Minister of Health has expressed significant concern regarding the critical shortage of anaesthesiologists, highlighting the impact on medical services, particularly within the Lisbon region.
The Portuguese Ministry of Health plans to identify new regional emergency services by late November, focusing on orthopaedic care in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley region to modernize the decade-old National Health Service network.
The Amadora-Sintra Hospital has pledged to add 13 nurses to its emergency department following staff protests, though the Nurses' Association argues this increase fails to address the critical staffing shortages and long patient wait times.
The Santa Maria Local Health Unit is expected to launch a revised tender for the USF Lumiar project, aiming to address the needs of 8,000 patients currently lacking a family doctor.
The first privately managed Family Health Unit (USF-C) has launched in Torres Vedras, marking the start of a 38.2 million euro initiative to provide family doctors to 94,000 patients across ten new units.
The first privately managed Family Health Unit has launched in Torres Vedras, marking a delayed milestone in the government's Health Emergency Plan to improve patient care efficiency.
Despite a significant increase in intensive care capacity over the last decade, half of the country's services currently report closed beds primarily due to a critical shortage of nursing staff.
Approximately 50 protesters gathered at the Ministry of Health to demand the preservation of gynaecology and obstetrics emergency services, marking the conclusion of a week-long campaign by the Movement of Public Service Users for increased SNS investment.
The Portuguese National Health Service is launching lung cancer screening pilot projects at the Gaia/Espinho and Santa Maria local health units following a new government order.
A protest in Lisbon highlights the deteriorating state of the NHS, with a specific focus on the controversial reorganisation of emergency services.
Mayors are seeking meetings with political parties to address the negative impact of obstetric emergency service closures on local populations, particularly those in remote areas.
Anselmo Crespo argues that the new regional emergency department in Loures fails to address the critical, long-term shortage of healthcare professionals causing service closures across Portugal.
The Beatriz Ângelo Hospital in Loures launches the first regional gynaecology and obstetrics emergency department, operating 24/7 to address healthcare staffing shortages.
A new gynaecology and obstetrics referral network is being implemented in Portugal, centralising patient flow to Loures while highlighting critical staffing shortages across multiple regional hospitals.
A new centralised obstetrics and gynaecology emergency unit is set to open at Loures Hospital to address staffing shortages and ensure 24/7 service coverage, despite ongoing challenges in other regions.
CNN Portugal spent time inside CODU, INEM’s medical call centre in Lisbon and found a centre under sustained pressure where high call volumes demand rapid, accurate triage and careful deployment of ambulances and other rescue resources. The report examines how operators prioritise calls, the protocols guiding decision-making, and the operational strain of matching limited resources to urgent needs.
Ten years ago, Garcia de Orta Hospital in Almada opened the first hospital-at-home unit. Today there are already 50 Local Health Units offering this service — a way of delivering healthcare to 400 patients receiving inpatient care outside the hospital.
Luís Martins says his father, who is deaf-mute, went through several medical appointments without staff being aware of his disability.
According to the ISS, “it is always a management option for the institutions.”
The association refuses to lose a single cent while the private sector smiles at the profits. Furthermore, the Amadora-Sintra administration confirms patients arriving directly from the airport, and democracy sinks to the level of Armenia.
Catarina Guerreiro, executive editor at CNN Portugal, analyses the fact that 40% of patients in the obstetrics department at Amadora-Sintra Hospital are of foreign origin.
Miguel Guimarães, MP and deputy leader of the PSD parliamentary group, guarantees that the party will revive proposals to prevent improper access to the National Health Service (SNS). The measures had been approved, but the dissolution of the Assembly of the Republic halted everything.
The HIV Parliament 2.0 will take place in Lisbon on September 17th, aiming to place the future of HIV in Portugal at the centre of the debate.
The president of Amadora-Sintra (who speaks of a hidden problem), our education system (which has many teachers on sick leave), and the PS (which wants to change the Constitution) are the Good, the Bad, and the Villain.
The chair of the Amadora-Sintra Board of Directors also reveals a winter plan. Additionally, the parliamentary sessions of the Liberal Initiative begin today.
Did the operative Luís Neves have ethical lapses? If so, was it only because bureaucracy blocks those who want to get things done? Should we eliminate bureaucracy then? Of course not: we just disregard ethics.
This is the DN headline. At Hospital D. Estefânia, the surgical team resigned last Friday due to a lack of anaesthetists on the rosters. The largest number of vacancies ever will be opened.
The patient, who was suffering from dizziness, spasms, and weakness, was transported by ambulance on Saturday afternoon and only returned home in the early hours of Monday. He spent 23 hours sitting.
On Saturday, they met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Today, they met with the Ukrainian President in Kyiv. New air defence missile supplies and a support package were negotiated.
The patient presented with dizziness, spasms, and weakness. He was admitted on the afternoon of August 29th and arrived home in the early hours of the following day. Additionally, the PCP issues a warning to the PS regarding the State Budget.
