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This Monday's edition also refers to the case of a Secretary of State who favoured a friend's hospital.
The Secretary of State for Health Management signed the order that paved the way for the creation of a Cardiac Surgery unit at the Santo António Local Health Unit in Porto, despite being a personal friend of the hospital's Director of Surgery.
Ana Povo states that there is no personal benefit, direct or indirect.
Infarmed is currently evaluating the potential widespread hospital use of a new cancer drug after previously denying a special authorisation request for a 35-year-old patient.
The Northern Doctors' Union claims that the Paediatrics Department of the ULS of Matosinhos is being used abusively to cover shortages in emergency rosters.
This is the seventh edition of the IPO Porto Solidarity Gala. The event will bring together several Portuguese music artists to support oncology research and also marks the institute's 52nd anniversary.
An analysis of the medical residency program at S. João Hospital and a critique of the populist political response to the closure of emergency services at Barreiro Hospital.
The recent dispatch signed by Health and Health Management Secretaries has sparked controversy as it paves the way for establishing a Cardiac Surgery Unit at the Local Health Unit (ULS) of Santo António in Porto. This decision has raised questions regarding healthcare policy and resource allocation in the region.
The Secretary of State for Health has signed an order that supports the establishment of a Surgery Unit at Hospital de Santo António, where she has previously worked and maintains connections. This decision highlights the ongoing relationship between healthcare policy and the officials who influence it.
The helipad at Hospital Pedro Hispano in Matosinhos will close due to obstacles in the aircraft approach channels that “pose a risk to operations.”
In the past three years, ten patients have tragically died while awaiting heart surgery at Santo António Hospital in Porto, raising serious concerns about the efficiency and safety of the public healthcare system.
Campanhã station and the new stop at São João Hospital were the most sought-after points on a line that will still take time to transport people to Matosinhos.
The Porto region is set to invest €820,000 in the refurbishment of two health centres. The Vale Formoso Health Unit will receive €526,000 for a four-month renovation, while the Foz Health Centre will be upgraded with an investment of €297,000, expected to take 100 days to complete.
The units in Paranhos and Foz do Douro will undergo upgrade works.
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After a staff member reported a strong smell of gas, firefighters were called to the scene on Saturday. In addition to nine elderly female residents, two staff members and several pets were evacuated from the home. The issue was resolved and everyone returned to the building. No injuries were reported.
The president of Porto City Council called the case “exceptional” but acknowledged the need for changes.
The analysis was based on the State's most recent official price list, dated 2017.
The skeleton of an elderly woman who lived in isolation in the Bairro de S. Roque da Lameira, and who is believed to have died two years earlier, was found by the PSP (Public Security Police).
The National Health Service (SNS) is responding better than in the past, at least that is the conviction of the SNS Executive Director. Álvaro Almeida visited this morning, alongside the Minister of Health, the Tâmega and Sousa Local Health Unit (ULS), a hospital unit in Penafiel that is larger than necessary.
António José Seguro says that if he is elected president he will not simply pass on messages and that when he speaks with the prime minister there will be consequences. The candidate spent the final morning of his campaign at Porto's Bolhão market and was joined by Fernando Araújo, the former chief executive of the National Health Service (SNS).
The court found that during the labour the defendants displayed 'an attitude of disregard for the continuous and increasing signs of foetal distress'.
The causes of the fire are being investigated by the relevant authorities.
Dozens of emergency units were mobilised to the scene. No injuries have been reported.
