The health minister said today she was misinterpreted in her statement about weak health leadership that led to the sacking of the Hospital de Viseu board of directors, accusing it of “abuse of political trust”.
On Wednesday, Ana Paula Martins told the Health Commission that leadership is weak. “We need leaders in charge of hospitals and services that mobilize and attract young professionals. We treat people poorly in government.”
Today, when asked about those statements at a CNN summit in Portugal, she said she had been “misinterpreted” and that her remarks were not directed at hospital administrators but at the entire chain of command.
“What I said, I guess, was something completely straightforward, I may not have said it, but what I did and what I said was the exact opposite of what was interpreted. Naturally, I have to be humble enough to realize that I didn’t interpret it that way, but that was the point, as a healthcare professional, to say that we really need to pay attention to who we choose to lead our teams.” he explained.
Asked about the dismissal of the board of directors of the local health unit (ULS) of Viseu-Dao-Lafoynes following her statements, Ana Paula Martins said she did not know the reasons for the decision, saying she considered it a “natural reaction.” “.
“I think when an administration resigns, we should respect that,” he said, noting that he may do so because he feels they are unable to do so or because he feels that ultimately As a result, he does not want to work in this context. .
At a conference on “Innovation in Healthcare: What’s the Problem with Artificial Intelligence,” the minister also said there was an “absolute need” to ensure managers have a development program that allows them to acquire lifelong “learning and management skills that are fit for the 21st century. because a lot has changed.”
The minister gives the example that hospitals are required to have development programs for managers, especially middle managers, HR directors, financial directors, but in most cases they cannot “have the budgetary space for these people to undergo training” at management universities .
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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