There are approximately 3,000 newly graduated nurses who have recently entered the job market, but hospitals cannot proceed with their hiring. This situation occurs at a time when the National Health Service continues to point to a severe shortage of nursing professionals. Hospitals face difficulties integrating these new professionals into their teams, despite the evident need for human resources in the health sector. The Order of Nurses came forward publicly to denounce the delays in the hiring process, classifying the situation as serious and harmful both for the professionals and for the users of the health system. The organization representing nurses warns of the consequences of this inability to hire, which further increases the pressure on professionals already working. The discrepancy between the existence of qualified workforce available and the impossibility of integrating them into public health services raises questions about the bureaucratic or financial obstacles that may be blocking these hires.
Politics
There are 3,000 new nurses, but hospitals cannot hire them
SAPO Notícias31 August 2026 at 09:03
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