The Order of Nurses is demanding urgent intervention from the health minister to unblock the hiring of approximately three thousand nursing professionals. The professional organization considers it essential that organizational development plans be approved with urgency to allow the opening of new positions in health services.
The Order also requests that the Executive Directorate of the National Health Service (DE-SNS) conclude, promptly, the Global Framework of Reference, a document that establishes the metrics and indicators for human resources management in the health sector.
This demand arises in the context of serious difficulties that the Portuguese health system has faced in terms of human resources, with hospitals and health centers facing shortages of nursing staff in various specialties and regions of the country.
The professional organization reinforces that the resolution of these administrative blockages is fundamental to guarantee the quality of healthcare provided to the population and to meet the growing needs of the NHS services.
