Latest news and stories about medical services in work in Porto, Portugal for expats and residents.
An editorial by Sónia Sapage exploring the multifaceted frustrations of Portuguese nurses, including salary concerns, professional status, and systemic workplace issues discussed at the 7th Nurses' Congress.
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 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.
Portugal is facing widespread disruption today as a nationwide general strike called by the CGTP trade union is bringing transport networks, hospitals, schools and public services to a standstill. The The post General strike: Hospitals, transport and schools face major disruption appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The São João Hospital in Porto is operating only with minimum services. FNAM leader Joana Bordalo e Sá is on-site and provided an initial assessment to CNN Portugal.
According to the union, successive monthly changes to work schedules are accumulating, causing serious harm to the doctors' personal and family lives and making it impossible to balance professional and family life.
Doctors are being prevented from taking the rest periods required by law and are being subjected to shift work and time bank schemes, the Northern Doctors' Union accuses.
Portugal’s Northern Doctors’ Union, affiliated with the National Federation of Doctors (FNAM), has announced today that it is joining the general strike, scheduled for June 3 – not just because The post Doctors officially throw support behind June 3 general strike appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Rui Nunes, a full professor of Bioethics at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, analyses the protests by health professionals and working conditions in the National Health Service (SNS).
The Northern Doctors' Union has filed a complaint with several entities. IPO Porto states it is making adjustments following changes in the law and that the amount will be paid.
The Portuguese Institute of Oncology (IPO) in Porto is accused by the Northern Doctors' Union (SMN) of failing to distribute state-funded allowances intended to motivate professionals involved in organ harvesting and bone marrow transplants. The union claims this practice has persisted for over two decades, violating legal requirements and constitutional principles. While the IPO administration argues it has complied with previous legislation by reinvesting funds into program infrastructure, the union insists that the law mandates a significant portion of these funds be paid directly to the medical teams. The SMN has filed a formal complaint with health authorities, estimating that approximately 12 million euros in unpaid allowances have accumulated over the last five years.
The Northern Doctors' Union states that the IPO in Porto sent institutional email addresses to an external company “without the doctors' knowledge” during the performance evaluation process.
The Northern Doctors' Union claims that the Paediatrics Department of the ULS of Matosinhos is being used abusively to cover shortages in emergency rosters.
The union claims that interns have been pressured to work additional shifts at the Porto Pediatric Emergency Department. The administration guarantees that additional hours are practically residual or non-existent.
