On Monday, the health secretary admitted he needed “more time” to reorganize emergency services to keep the system working despite the “chronic problem” of reliance on overtime.
“Doctors are entitled to work no more than overtime hours in the emergency department, and we essentially need more time to help reorganize the functioning of emergency departments so that we can no longer be dependent on this circumstance, which is, in fact, a huge volume. which at a certain point makes it difficult to manage the system,” said Manuel Pizarro.
In Porto, speaking to reporters at the da Prelada hospital as the country faces a health crisis and several hospitals are closed, the health minister said “what is necessary in an emergency” is being done.
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