Doctors’ strike promoted by FNAM with ‘high commitment’

The president of the National Federation of Doctors (FNAM), Joana Bordalo e Sa, said today in Porto that the two-day strike of doctors, which began at 00:00 to raise wages, has high commitment.

“Compliance is expected to be high both in medical centers and in hospitals, surgical and outpatient consultations. However, minimum services will be strictly enforced,” he told Lusa, adding that membership is still too early. numbers.

“From midnight to 8 a.m., we have basically provided minimal services in the emergency services, but commitment is expected to be high, whether in medical centers, hospitals or at all levels,” Lusa said, adding that doctors are angry and “want to seriousness in this whole process,” added the union member.

Today, at 9:15 am, more than 100 doctors gathered in front of the São João hospital in Porto, and the signs were written with phrases such as: “In defense of the medical career, SNS must be preserved. We need to take care of those who care.”

Doctors also shouted out phrases such as: “People deserve SNS”, “Costa listens, doctors fight”, “Health is a right, nothing is done without it”, “35 hours for everyone without delay” or “Doctor motivated, SNS Guarantee “.

Physicians launched a two-day strike called by the National Federation of Physicians at 00:00 Wednesday to demand “decent wages, fair working hours and working conditions capable of guaranteeing an SNS that meets the needs” of the population.

Despite the fact that the last two working meetings with the Ministry of Health were scheduled for July 7 and 11, the National Federation of Physicians decided to keep the break, which will last until Thursday midnight, due to the “constant delay in decisions” and the “unsatisfactory offer” he received from the guardianship, not except for a new nationwide strike in the first week of August.