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SNS makes hiring more nurses dependent on Finance Ministry

CNN Portugal3 September 2026 at 12:13

The Portuguese National Health Service (SNS) made the hiring of more nurses dependent on the Finance Ministry, according to the news.

The situation of doctors and nurses is presented as different, suggesting that there are distinct conditions for hiring these two professional groups in the SNS.

The title indicates that, while doctors may have a different hiring regime, nurses are conditioned to the decisions of the Finance Executive for new hiring.

This distinction arises in the context of the SNS and its human resources policies in the health sector.

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