The Order of Nurses (OE) analyzed 650 complaints against professionals in 2023, 243 more than in the previous year, resulting in 260 disciplinary procedures and the suspension of eight nurses, data published this Saturday to the Lusa agency shows.
The OE data reflects an increase in complaints against these health care workers over the past three years, which Order of Nurses President Luis Barreira attributes to a shortage of nurses that could jeopardize the quality and safety of care. has provided. .
The Nurses’ Order dealt with 392 complaints in 2021, rising to 407 the following year and 650 in 2023, according to data showing the OE initiated 242 disciplinary proceedings in 2021, 246 in 2022 and 260 last year. .
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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