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Ministério da Saúde Signs 10 June Despacho Authorising Hospitals to Pay Tarefeiros (Locum Doctors) Up to 50% Above Career-Staff Hourly Rates — Retroactive to 1 January, 4,600 Hires Carried €250M of 2025 SNS Spend

The Ministério da Saúde (Ministry of Health) signed on Wednesday 10 June a despacho (executive order) authorising the National Health Service's Unidades Locais de Saúde (Local Health Units, ULS) to pay tarefeiros — independent doctors contracted on...