Federation criticizes ‘hasty’ review of doctors’ appointments

The National Federation of Doctors (Fnam) this Friday considered that the government’s review of the doctor’s recruitment regime was “hasted” and could lead to a “lack of transparency” in the recruitment process.

Joana Bordalo e Sá, president of Fnam, spoke with Lusa about the government’s approval this Friday of the revision of the doctor’s regime, which determines that competitions are the responsibility of medical institutions, also on the condition that they open 40% more. vacancies compared to the number of new specialists.

According to the leader of the FNAM, the government was “slow to open competitions” at the national level for the admission of specialists until June 7, which would allow doctors who graduated in March to be quickly employed.

“Now the rule is hasty decree-law (government) measures designed to get doctors started on their careers,” criticized Joana Bordalo e Sa, noting that everything was “done in haste and without attention to the proposals left behind.” by Fnam” at a meeting with the Ministry of Health on June 5.

The federation agrees that the model for deploying specialists needs to change, but it is “not the right way or time.”

He also warned of the potential “opacity” that the new doctors’ appointment regime could create, leaving the procedure to “every department” of medical institutions.

Regarding the fact that the government is announcing the opening of an additional 40% of vacancies, the FNAM president objected that this is useless if “measures are not taken to improve the salaries, working conditions and career growth” of these specialists.

Fnam, anticipating the Government’s decision this Friday, has already warned that the Department of Health is “inflexible, delaying and harming the employment of doctors in the National Health Service (NHS)” as it “hurriedly” reviews its recruitment regime for new specialists. and devoid of any severity.”