Latest news and stories about staffing shortage in Portugal for expats and residents.
The PCP's general secretary, Paulo Raimundo, said today that the National Health Service (SNS) must be saved — despite having expertise and substantial capacity it needs more staff.
In the extraordinary recruitment process for teachers, no vacancies in Special Education were filled, highlighting staffing shortfalls for pupils with special needs and prompting questions about the selection process.
More than 60% of posts remained unfilled in a new recruitment competition by the Ministry of Health. The president of the Order of Physicians accuses the ministry of being unable to make the SNS (National Health Service) more attractive to healthcare professionals.
A union leader warned of 'very difficult times for the Portuguese people's access to health care' and 'the greatest bottleneck in terms of the management of local health units'.
