Regional emergency department sees 23% increase in Loures

The word tuberculosis still carries a stigma, but the disease is curable and Artificial Intelligence now provides diagnoses in seconds

Obstetric emergency services: Mayors seek meetings with political parties

Creation of the country's first regional emergency department 'will not solve all problems and it is good that this is made clear'

First regional emergency department opens today at Loures Hospital

Obstetrics network: Loures to receive patients from five Local Health Units. Several hospitals have teams far from ideal

Regional obstetrics emergency unit opens at Loures Hospital

More complex emergencies will go to Loures and the "simpler" ones to Vila Franca de Xira

Hospital-at-home: Garcia de Orta has 24 patients hospitalised at home

Hospital Amadora‑Sintra warns of errors on SNS website regarding average emergency department waiting times

Four Gynaecology and Obstetrics emergency departments are closed

More than 4,000 children to be screened for type 1 diabetes in DGS pilot project

The screening programme starts between July and September at health centres in Lisbon, Coimbra, and Porto. More than four thousand five-year-old children will be tested during their vaccination.

Portuguese study points to safe use of ketamine to treat depression

A Portuguese study on ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, involving 98 patients with treatment-resistant depression, suggests the substance is safe when used in a supervised clinical setting. According to Paulo Cleto Duarte of the Clinic of Change, the treatment showed no unexpected adverse effects and maintained a well-established safety profile. The findings, which will be presented in Lisbon, were validated by international experts David Nutt and Celia Morgan. The study reported clinically relevant reductions in depression, anxiety, and functional impairment, with consistent results observed in follow-ups up to 12 months after the ten-session treatment program.

INEM refuses hospitalisation for blind patient

The CODU dispatched emergency services from the Arruda dos Vinhos Fire Department to Lisbon, but ultimately refused transport to the hospital.

Collaborating also saves lives

I know it is not easy to accept this, but the emergency system does not exist to respond to our anxiety. The system was created to respond to the severity of situations. A column by Carmen Garcia.

Numbers that speak!

Look at the numbers: In Portugal, life is at a breaking point...

Tender deadline for USF C in Lumiar postponed to June 14 following suspension request

The deadline for the tender to create a model B Family Health Unit in Lumiar (Lisbon) has been postponed to June 14, after one of the bidders requested a suspension, complaining about the required conditions.

Lisbon Oriental Hospital to have seismic system in only one building

The government decided to include base isolation (which allows services to remain operational) in only one of the buildings. Experts are critical, and doctors have raised concerns regarding patients undergoing haemodialysis.

Former Santa Maria emergency director denounces waiting times that could "condemn patients to death"

The former director of the Santa Maria Hospital emergency department accuses the current Board of Directors of a lack of investment.

National nurses' strike on 12 May

The Portuguese Nurses' Union (SEP) has announced a national strike for 12 May across the public, private, and social sectors to demand that the Government resolve long-standing professional issues. The strike, coinciding with International Nurses Day, will include a demonstration in Lisbon. Key demands include career progression, the payment of retroactive salary adjustments, the hiring of more staff, and the rejection of mandatory 'hours banks' that would increase working hours without overtime pay. Despite ongoing negotiations, the union remains dissatisfied with the Government's current proposals.

Union schedules national nurses' strike for May 12

Nurses want to demand that the Government “resolve several problems” to allow for the dignification of the profession.

Regional emergency unit in Loures records 201 births in its first month of operation

The country's first regional gynaecology and obstetrics emergency unit, operating at Loures Hospital, recorded 201 births in its first month of activity, in line with figures from the beginning of the year, according to a report released today.

Santa Maria dermatology teams may have to return 4 million euros

An inspection proved that fraudulent surgeries worth nearly one million euros were performed. However, CM found that the amount requested by the hospital from the professionals is significantly higher.

Surgeries: the case where 90% of payments are illegal

As a rule, illegalities or “scams” are an exception in general regular practices. At Santa Maria Hospital, the order of things is reversed: illegality accounts for almost all cases.

Project preventing elderly visits to A&E in the West to cover more care homes

In the four municipalities, 3,900 users have been identified, distributed across 68 establishments.

Loures reports positive assessment of regional obstetrics emergency service, but Alenquer has recorded complaints

The Loures City Council and the local hospital report a positive assessment of the regional obstetrics emergency service that began a month ago at the Beatriz Ângelo Hospital. Meanwhile, the Alenquer local authority has received several complaints regarding service constraints.

8 a.m. IPO Porto. Surgeons request exemption from liability

These healthcare professionals warn that patients are at risk due to organizational failures. Furthermore, 28 professionals will have to return more than 800,000 euros to the Hospital de Santa Maria.