The Minister of Health says that the closing of emergency cannot be normalized, but the scenario repeats all weekends.
The users of Barreiro Hospital focused this morning to demand the operation of gynecology and obstetrics, which remain closed by the end of next week.
The Setúbal Peninsula is the most critical region. The urgency of Gynecology and Obstetrics of the Barreiro Hospital closed last Wednesday, for ten days, because there are no doctors to complete the scales.
The counties of the county focused on Saturday to the entrance of the hospital, to fight for the right to health. In concentration was present the secretary general of the PCP.
From September, the Minister of Health foresees that Almada’s urgency is always open, with a reinforcement of private doctors. The government plan is also to create regional emergencies. For this, after summer, Ana Paula Martins wants to start negotiations with the unions.
The basic problem is the lack of professionals. THE Asks for the appreciation of careers and fair salaries, without the obligation to fulfill hundreds of overtime.
Looking at this weekend’s numbers, In addition to Barreiro, this Saturday the urgencies of gynecology and obstetrics are also closed in Vila Franca de Xira, Caldas da Rainha, Leiria and Aveiro.
On Sunday, the situation is maintained in four hospitals, but the service of Caldas reopens, and also closes in Almada and Santarém.
As for pediatric emergencies, they will only be closed – and throughout the weekend – in Vila Franca de Xira.
The government asks for time to stabilize this situation.
