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Healthcare system, hospitals, and medical services in Portugal.
STEPH Calls 21 May Vigil at the Ministry of Health Against the Approved INEM Lei Orgânica — Four Ex-Presidents Join the Critique of VMER Inter-Hospital Return and AEM Transfer to Local Health Units

STEPH Calls 21 May Vigil at the Ministry of Health Against the Approved INEM Lei Orgânica — Four Ex-Presidents Join the Critique of VMER Inter-Hospital Return and AEM Transfer to Local Health Units

Pre-hospital emergency technicians have called a 21 May 10h vigil at the Ministry of Health in Lisbon against the INEM Lei Orgânica approved by the Council of Ministers on 8 May. Four ex-presidents and the Workers' Committee back the critique — VMER, AEM and SIV transfers under fire.
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Health Ministry Clarifies 1-Year Incompatibility for SNS Specialists Who Left Before New Tarefeiro Rules — Two-Year Lock-Out Only Applies to Departures After the Diploma Enters Into Force

Health Ministry Clarifies 1-Year Incompatibility for SNS Specialists Who Left Before New Tarefeiro Rules — Two-Year Lock-Out Only Applies to Departures After the Diploma Enters Into Force

Saturday 16 May Ministry of Health note to Lusa confirms specialists who left the SNS before the new diploma enters into force serve a one-year tarefeiro lock-out, not two — saving more than 2,000 doctors from a retroactive ban as the 31 December 2026 transitional window runs.
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Getting an SNS Número de Utente in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Registo Nacional de Utentes, the Médico de Família Assignment, the Centro de Saúde Walk and the Foreign-Resident Documentary Chain Under Lei 95/2019 and Decreto-Lei 113/2011

Getting an SNS Número de Utente in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Registo Nacional de Utentes, the Médico de Família Assignment, the Centro de Saúde Walk and the Foreign-Resident Documentary Chain Under Lei 95/2019 and Decreto-Lei 113/2011

Getting an SNS Número de Utente in 2026 — legal frame under Lei 95/2019 and Decreto-Lei 113/2011, documentary chain (Título de Residência, NIF, NISS, Atestado da Junta), Registo Nacional de Utentes inscription, Médico de Família assignment, SNS24 / Vacinas / Portal do Cidadão digital rail.
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Nurses Walk Out on the International Day of the Nurse — SEP Calls a National Strike Across Public, Private and Social Sectors for Tuesday 12 May 2026 as the Ordem dos Enfermeiros Reads a 14,000-Position Shortfall and a 40% New-Graduate Emigration Rate

Nurses Walk Out on the International Day of the Nurse — SEP Calls a National Strike Across Public, Private and Social Sectors for Tuesday 12 May 2026 as the Ordem dos Enfermeiros Reads a 14,000-Position Shortfall and a 40% New-Graduate Emigration Rate

Nurses across Portugal walk into a one-day national strike on Tuesday 12 May 2026 — the International Day of the Nurse — at the call of the Sindicato dos Enfermeiros Portugueses (SEP). The strike covers the public Serviço Nacional de Saúde, the...
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