The president warns of the worsening of diseases as users do not use hospitals.
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Dozens of emergency situations are under way across the country
Data from the SNS Transparency Portal, which I consulted poisonIt turns out that in the first two full months, during which more than 2,500 doctors were excluded from overtime in addition to the mandatory annual wage of 150, there were 910,821 emergency cases, while in the same period last year there were 1,147,269. In other words, there were 236 emergency cases. 448 fewer cases, which equates to an average of about 3,900 fewer cases per day.
The closure of dozens of emergency services has made many people unwilling to seek health care, which, according to Carlos Cortes, president of the Medical Association, could exacerbate many diseases. The operating room received reports of “patients who did not go to the emergency department and whose health condition worsened, often cases that had not been seen for a long time,” the person in charge told Renacensa.
During this week, a lack of doctors to complete shifts restricted users’ access to 86 emergency services in 39 NHS hospitals.
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Roy Valerio criticizes
The Patriarch of Lisbon considers that the decrease in the number of emergency situations “embarrasses the celebrations of the golden anniversary on April 25.”
Mirandela was impressed
The Emergency Surgical Unit at Mirandela Hospital is one of the areas affected by the doctor shortage and will be closed for the entire month.Big port
In November, São João Hospital (Porto) had the highest number of emergency cases (22,642), followed by Gaia Hospital (16,602).
Data from the SNS transparency portal, which the Prime Minister consulted, shows that in the first two full months, during which more than 2,500 doctors excused themselves from overtime on top of the mandatory 150 annual hours, there were 910,821 emergencies, while in the same period last year there were There are 1,147,269.
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