Latest news and stories about patient care in Porto, Portugal for expats and residents.
Santo António Hospital in Porto has suspended all overtime orthopaedic and neurosurgery operations due to changes in remuneration formulas and increased costs for implantable devices.
Health Minister Ana Paula Martins has activated the lowest level of contingency plans across hospitals to manage the upcoming ten-day heatwave, while acknowledging ongoing staffing shortages.
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.
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.
Three elderly women, aged 80, 91, and 92, were reportedly mistreated in an illegal care home in Maia. The owner of the facility is currently facing trial for the alleged abuse, raising concerns about the safety and treatment of vulnerable patients in such establishments.
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.
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.
Changes to the calculation formula for remuneration in additional surgical activity and the inclusion of the cost of implantable devices reduce the amount paid to teams.
The Local Health Unit (ULS) acknowledges that the change in the calculation rules for team remuneration has a particular impact on scoliosis and other spinal disease surgeries. The impasse has lasted for more than two months.
All orthopaedic and neurosurgery operations scheduled for overtime hours at Santo António Hospital in Porto have been suspended.
At issue are orthopaedic and neurosurgery procedures performed during additional production hours due to the unavailability of the teams.
Surgeries in additional production, orthopaedics, and neurosurgery at the Santo António Local Health Unit have been suspended, reports the Northern Doctors' Union.
The union demands answers and speaks of the consequences for those who “live in pain”.
The municipality had already identified, in 2024, more health centres whose rehabilitation could benefit from the RRP, but dropped some applications due to tight deadlines.
The S. João Hospital in Porto proposes an unprecedented journey through the digestive system. It is called “Us from the inside”.
The answer is: “it depends”. It can arise due to the tumour or result from aggressive treatments. But it should not be lived in silence. Learn about some solutions to minimise oncological pain.
It is estimated that one million Portuguese people have thyroid diseases, but more than half of the patients remain undiagnosed.
The initiative by the São João Local Health Unit in Porto is part of a strategy to humanise healthcare.
The São João Hospital in Porto is a pioneer in Portugal for performing blood transfusions outside the hospital setting. The unit's Medical Emergency and Resuscitation Vehicle is bringing blood to victims of severe trauma directly at the scene of the accident.
These cases include the São João Hospital in Porto and the Médio Tejo Local Health Unit (ULS).
The unit receives 60 patients per day, whose treatment cannot be cancelled. The mosquitoes do not pose a threat, says ULS São João.
The unit receives 60 patients per day, whose treatment cannot be cancelled. The mosquitoes do not pose a threat, says ULS São João.
Ten new surgical beds, a table for a surgical robot, and a biplane angiograph. The Matosinhos Local Health Unit (ULS) is modernising its infrastructure with funds from the Recovery and Resilience Plan.
Two young girls from Palestine have reached Portugal to undergo medical treatment and be fitted with prosthetic limbs.
They are two girls, Malak, 7, and Dima, 16, who have undergone amputations. They arrived this Monday at Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport in Porto.
According to the president of the Northern Doctors' Union, 95% of cases occurred in the public sector, 90% in a hospital setting, 95% involved specialist doctors, and 74% involved female doctors.
Doctors' unions report cases of air conditioning failures in several units in the north of the country.
The President of the Republic felt unwell during his holidays and was hospitalised. Also in this news bulletin, the economic impact of the eclipse and a look at the conflict in the Middle East.
In the hospitals of Penafiel and Matosinhos, more than two-thirds of first appointments do not meet the maximum time limits. Cascais Hospital has the best performance. First appointments are in decline in 2026.
