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The Portuguese Fertility Association is calling for urgent support and continuity of care for patients affected by the sudden closure of a fertility clinic in Cascais.
The Amadora-Sintra hospital is facing a critical backlog with 19 patients awaiting orthopaedic surgery, prompting a request for a regional solution after receiving transfers from other major facilities.
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 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.
A former INEM employee, João Figueira, passed away at Beatriz Ângelo Hospital in Loures after suffering a heart attack and experiencing delays in his scheduled surgery due to the facility's lack of specialized equipment.
The Human Resources Director of ULS Lisboa Ocidental has been suspended and faces disciplinary action following allegations of workplace harassment, including an incident where an employee was reportedly restrained with adhesive tape.
The first suspected case of hantavirus in Portugal has been officially confirmed as negative following medical testing in Lisbon.
Emergency services were dispatched to assist a blind patient in Lisbon, but INEM ultimately denied the request for hospital transport.
A report by the General Inspectorate for Health Activities has ordered Santa Maria Hospital dermatology teams to repay over €818,000 for improper surgery payments authorized between 2021 and 2025, a period involving the current Minister of Health.
Amadeu Guerra and Carlos Cortes signed the agreement in Lisbon. The protocol, valid for two years, also establishes criteria for sharing clinical information with the Public Prosecution Service.
Patients of the collapsed Ovom Care fertility clinic are criticising a 250,000 euro compensation offer from administrator Felicia Von Reden and the Merantix venture capital fund, noting it falls short of the over 330,000 euros in total claims. Former patients describe the closure as a betrayal of trust, expressing frustration over lost investments, the interruption of time-sensitive treatments, and the handling of stored biological materials.
The case concerns alleged administrative irregularities committed during his term as president of the Portuguese Medical Association.
Ovom Care, in Cascais, has committed to refunding 250,000 euros to patients affected by its insolvency.
The commission that determined Rui Pinto's removal from the witness protection programme has decided to annul the decision. Additionally, a protest by healthcare professionals is currently taking place in Lisbon.
Patient hospitalised at Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon is showing favourable clinical progress. Over 400 contacts have already been identified.
The intervention provided by the Lisbon unit is aimed at gambling for money. The video game intervention program, aimed at those aged 12 and over, operates in Porto.
Requests for help with patients, updates on relatives’ conditions and even securing a hospital employment contract: WhatsApp messages obtained in the investigation into the multi-million euro treatment of Portuguese-Brazilian twins The post Twins inquiry exposes stream of requests to former health secretary from political contacts appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Ovomcare, a fertility clinic in Cascais, has gone bankrupt, affecting approximately 200 clients, the majority of whom are British.
A British couple who sought treatment at an IVF clinic in Portugal find themselves in a state of uncertainty and without support.
The unit has 16 beds and stays last from 10 to 21 days
After a fall in Cacém, Sintra, he was transported to Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon, and subsequently transferred to Amadora-Sintra.
The São José Local Health Unit explained that the Ministry of Health's Shared Services reported that it is 'not technically possible to invoice an episode before its respective closure'.
The woman set fire to a stretcher and a vehicle parked at the emergency department
The waiting time for urgent patients at the Amadora-Sintra hospital was nine hours and 49 minutes this Monday morning. This is the hospital unit with the longest wait and also the highest pressure.
The man was admitted to São José Hospital almost three hours after the incident.
The Judiciary Police are investigating the case.
The São José Local Health Unit confirms four resignations at Dona Estefânia Hospital and claims that three had already been absent for several months. The fourth was working part-time.
Infarmed approved public funding for a new treatment combining two drugs in March. In a clinical trial, the combination reduced the relative risk of death by 49% compared to chemotherapy. Santa Maria told Expresso that the therapy is still in the 'introduction process'.
The head of one of the most pressured hospitals explains that 40% of patients are foreigners and admits that health tourism is a problem. Sandra Cavaca has a plan to tackle the winter.
The two officers are accused of crimes of torture and rape. The proceedings began today at the Campus de Justiça. Also, the proposals from the Medical Association to retain doctors in the interior.
