Montenegro criticizes government’s failure to reach agreement with doctors

The SDP president criticized this Friday the government’s “failure” to reach an agreement with doctors, stressing the importance of retaining these specialists in the National Health Service (NHS).

“It was important to celebrate this agreement to give the health sector stability and confidence that this Friday does not exist. There is still dissatisfaction among these professionals and the inability of the government to retain doctors in SNS,” Luis Montenegro said on the sidelines of the conference. visit to an agricultural farm in Vila do Conde, Porto district.

The leader of the Social Democrats hoped that an understanding would be reached between both sides, but recalled that even if there was an agreement, it would not “solve the problem of the shortage of medical personnel in the SNS.”

“We are simply correcting a situation that, from a structural point of view, remains unresolved. I hope that there will be stability in the social network and that people can have the assurance of no emergency departments being closed, getting an answer when they need advice and help. operations,” he added.

Luis Montenegro said he saw no “motivation” in the government to solve the “structural problem” in the health sector, and also criticized the way the PS chief handled the problems in court.

“I met with the Union of Justice Workers and realized how important it is for the government to reach an agreement with these professionals. Strikes and strikes in this sector, including for the sake of improving career conditions, cause serious harm to citizens and companies in this sector. courts,” the SDP leader noted.

Montenegro noted “125 thousand steps out of four million deferred actions”, which, in his opinion, “requires a quick response from the government.”

“There is a constant atmosphere of discontent in the most important sectors of the state. This creates difficulties in recruiting personnel, which affects the life of the country with losses for people,” he added.

Luis Montenegro addressed these topics during a visit to an agricultural dairy farm in Vila do Conde, Porto district, as part of the party’s “Sentir Portugal” program.

In one of the country’s most important dairy basins, the SDP leader repeated criticism of the government, especially the agriculture minister, whom he accused of “turning his back” on the sector.

“Agriculture has been a poor relation to the policies of this government. We have a minister who lives with her back to the farmers and no one in the sector can have an ongoing dialogue with her. There are severe restrictions, excessive bureaucracy and delays in support. payments,” he said.

The Social Democratic president recalled that “the pandemic and wars have led to higher prices for factors of production,” saying that the sector “needs public policies that will ensure its sustainability.”

“Despite all these problems, I am glad that we have farmers trying to overcome these difficulties. This is very important for our economy, both in terms of wealth creation and the occupation of territory, as well as contributing to our food sovereignty,” concluded Luis Montenegro.