The Local Health Unit (ULS) of Algarve came forward publicly to deny having prohibited its workers from attending the Medicine course at the University of Algarve. The issue arose after the Socialist Party (PS) questioned the Minister of Health about an alleged decision by the ULS do Algarve on this matter.
The PS brought the issue to the executive through a request directed to the Minister of Health, questioning whether it was true that the ULS do Algarve had prevented its workers from maintaining their employment relationship while attending the Medicine course at that university.
The ULS do Algarve clarified that there is no prohibition whatsoever for its workers to pursue their studies in the Medicine course at the University of Algarve, contradicting the information that motivated the Socialist Party's intervention.
The topic emerges in the context of the creation of the Medicine course at the University of Algarve, which has generated debate about the conditions of access and attendance by professionals already working in the health sector in the region.
