The scales available on the SNS portal also indicate that 128 emergency services are open across the country, which are combined about 30 gynecology and obstetrics that will be operating under the pilot project, which implies prior contact with the SNS 24 line.
Five urgencies of gynecology and obstetrics and pediatrics will be closed on Saturday, rising to six on Sunday, according to urgent scales published in the .
Over the weekend it is expected The closure of the urgent services of obstetrics and gynecology of the Nossa Senhora do Rosário Hospital, in Barreiro, the Vila Franca de Xira Hospital and the Santo André Hospital in Leiria.
According to the scales, consulted by at 12:00 this Friday, On Sunday, the urgency of obstetrics and gynecology at Hospital Garcia de Orta, in Almada, will also be closed.
The urgency of Gynecology and Obstetrics of Hospital de Braga will also be referenced only to cases referred by INEM on Saturday (00:00/24:00) and on Sunday (00:00/08:00) e a do São Bernardo Hospital, in Setúbal, on Sunday (21:00/24:00).
According to the Urgent scales of the NHS, updated by hospitals, are also The pediatric emergency services of the hospitals of Vila Franca de Xira and Beatriz Ângelo, in Loures, closed over the weekend.
The pediatric urgency of Amadora-Sintra Hospital will be referenced in both days, between 00:00 and 08:00 and between 20:00 and midnightreceiving only cases of internal or referenced urgency by INEM or the SNS 24 line.
The constraints of emergency services are due to the lack of medical experts
The scales available on the SNS portal also indicate that 128 emergency services are open across the countrywhich are combined about 30 gynecology and obstetrics that will be operating within the pilot project, which implies a prior contact of users with the SNS 24 line.
The embarrassment of emergency services is mainly due to the lack of medical experts to ensure scalesa situation that is more frequent in vacation periods, such as summer and end of the year, and prolonged weekends.
The difficulties of operation of emergency services have been more evident in Lisbon and Vale do Tagusthe region of the country where more users do not have a family doctor.
Health authorities appeal to the population so that, before moving to an urgency, Contact the SNS24 line (808 24 24 24) to receive proper guidance.
