The Sindicato dos Médicos da Zona Sul says anaesthesiology teams at the ULS São José have been cut below Ordem dos Médicos levels, that Santa Marta's emergency is down to one anaesthetist, and that Dona Estefânia has had to reorganise paediatric surgical emergencies.
Bank of Portugal figures for July put household deposits at a record €206.7 billion, yet the term-deposit stock slipped €21.5 million to €116.4 billion, its first fall since August 2025. Savings certificates took in €767.7 million, the most in three years.
Portaria n.º 394/2026/1 puts a ceiling on the community work the new single social payment can require: 15 hours a week, plus five more for 18 to 25 year olds out of work and study, and five more for everyone from the third renewal. Doing 20 hours earns a €13.43 voucher.
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AICCOPN's latest barometer counts 3,477 tenders launched in seven months, down 31 percent. Contracts signed through open tender fell 34 percent, while direct awards and prior consultations grew 20 percent to €449 million.
The Instituto da Segurança Social has added certified occupational disease, occupational-disease pension income and survivor-pension income to the declarations issued straight from the app, with no desktop portal and no counter visit.
Agudela, Cabo do Mundo, Matosinhos, Marreco, Memória and Quebrada are all flagged for microbiological contamination, with Foz do Lima and Vila Praia de Âncora making eight on the northern coast.
