Enough is enough, BE and PCP against the executive management of SNS, PS and Livre demand an explanation

Enough, BE and PCP this Wednesday spoke out against the existence of the SNS executive, with IL arguing it should not be abolished and PS and Livre asking the government for further explanation.

A day after the dismissal of National Health Service (SNS) chief executive Fernando Araujo, PS parliamentary leader Alexandra Leitan confirmed that the party would summon Health Minister Ana Paula Martins to a parliamentary meeting. parliamentary health committee and Fernando Araujo, as announced on Tuesday.

Alexandra Leitão said it was necessary to “explain to the country the reasons for this withdrawal” and also “try to understand what the Ministry of Health intends to do,” warning that “we may witness the logic of canceling a reform that has been ongoing and has not yet been evaluated.”

Chegi leader Andre Ventura believed that the dismissal of Fernando Araujo “shows very clearly that this executive management has always been unnecessary” because, despite its existence, it did not stop the “increase in the number of people without a family doctor” and “appointments to doctor.” and the hospitals have not improved.”

“I would say that the government should seize this opportunity, and this is what Chega is calling on the executive to do, to abolish the position of the executive director of the SNA, because it is really useless,” he asked in an interview. In addition to announcing that the party would “demand in writing” an explanation for the dismissal of Fernando Araujo.

Regarding the Liberal Initiative (IL), deputy Mario Amorim López stressed that the party does not object to Fernando Araújo remaining in his post, since he is “a competent person, recognized by his colleagues and suitable”, and stated that “it is not will make the sense “that the executive leadership of the SNA should be abolished.”

“It was created a year ago, but its charter was written a year ago. Therefore, it makes no sense for us to return to this structure now, but this is necessary: ​​it is important to depoliticize healthcare, it is important that technical decisions are not influenced by ideological ideas about healthcare,” he said, expressing hope that the government “will not now concentrate on revising the organization of the Ministry health care”.

In contrast, PCP parliamentary leader Paula Santos stressed that the party had always opposed the creation of an executive leadership of the SNS and “reality has proven that it did not provide the answer that the National Health Service (SNS) needed.”

“Just the opposite. In certain circumstances, capacity is reduced: emergencies are one example, setting up local health units (ULS) is another,” he said.

In the same vein, BE MP Isabel Pires also criticized the creation of the SNS executive, considering that it “served as a screen to allow the ministry to hide and shield itself from responsibility for making political decisions” on health issues, the party continues to exist without realizing what it is “validity and usefulness” of this body.

“And we are very concerned that the current government, the health minister herself, is simply telling us that there will be a paradigm shift in health policy. We don’t know what this means, we don’t even know what this means for the existence or lack thereof from the executive leadership itself,” he said, believing that all that remains is fear.

Livre MP Paulo Muacho said that from Fernando Araújo’s statement it can be concluded that he decided to resign “so as not to be sand in the wheel of the new government policy” and said that the executive needs to make things clear.” what kind of politics is this?

“It is necessary for the government and the minister to clarify whether they want to review this organic structure, which is just over a year old, and how they intend to do this,” he said, believing that an assessment of the functioning of the executive directorate should be carried out before layoffs are made.

Regarding the CDS, MP Paulo Nuncio said that all that is known from publicly available sources is that the Minister of Health asked the executive director of the SNS to prepare a report on the activities, and the executive director of the SNS “instead of presenting a report.” decided to resign.”

“This decision belongs only to him. As for health policy issues, the executive director is responsible for them; as for health policy issues, these issues are the sole responsibility of the Minister of Health, CDS will not leave a replacement,” he said.