Public-Private Partnerships in five approved hospitals and bonuses: Government carries on the accelerator

Motion of trust written in a hurry, several measures in march: Government is already preparing for early elections and tries to please civil service.

Between chaos, with a political crisis and anticipated sight elections and the days of the vote of a motion of trust that can make it fall, the government rolls up the sleeves to solve problems in the most important sectors for the population.

The executive approved this Friday the resolution that will start the conversion of five hospitals From the National Health Service (NHS) for the Public-Private Partnership Model (PPP), advances this Friday.

Hospital units in question – hospitals in Braga, Loures, Amadora-Sintra, Vila Franca de Xira and Garcia de Orta -They will become PPPs to improve efficiency and reduce costs, according to Ana Paula Martins’s Health Office. But the context is different.

The five hospitals are part of Local Health Units (ULS), where administration integrates both hospitals and health centers. The main justification for the return of the PPP, argues the government, is based on the allegation that in hospital units recently under public management, the quality of services provided and the costs have increased.

The resolution, approved by the Council of Ministers, includes two main measures: a “public sector comparator” will be defined to evaluate current public management costs and establish a reference value for future contracts with private entities, and prepares the launch of international public tenders for the management of these hospital units.

Government’s foot on the accelerator

Since the end of the PCP’s censorship motion debate, rejected in Parliament on Wednesday, the order was clear: to accelerate the process and prepare the ground for the political crisis that has been airs. The idea is not to waste time and, from the Council of Ministers, to accelerate the approval of measures namely the reform of the civil service, which includes the productivity bonuses for the upper technicians., advances this Thursday.

This productivity bonuss, which can achieve up to 25% of salaryaims to reward the performance of professionals in functions in the state and emerges as part of the third phase of the reform that began before summer. It will be awarded monthly, and will depend on meeting specific goals and objectives.

In addition to the remuneration supplement, the Council of Ministers will also approve new mergers of public entities, such as the Directorate-General for Administration and Public Employment (DGAEP) with the National Institute of Administration (INA), with the objective of creating a large state human resources entity. The Directorate-General of European and International Law will also be created, a new structure that aims to reinforce the coordination of public policies in international rights.

The text of the motion of trust was written with the intention of being presented quickly in Parliament, possibly the following Tuesday-such as Presidency Minister António Leitão Amaro.

Montenegro’s strategy goes through the message that the government You are not afraid to go to elections.