“The government is fully reviewing the statements made by the minister health”, He confirmed to the Minister of the Presidency, Antonio Leitao Amaro, indicating that Ana Paula Martins had been classified “Weak” hospital leaders, during the hearing of the Parliamentary Health Committee, held in Parliament on Wednesday, which ended in the dismissal of the Board of Directors of the Local Health Unit (ULS) of Viseu d’Avoie (decision announced on Thursday).
“Yes, the government sees itself in the statements regarding various aspects made by the Minister, in particular the importance of evaluating professionals, management and managers,” the government official explained in response to journalists at the conference. Press conference on Friday after the meeting Cabinet where he was questioned about his dismissal in Viseu.
Regarding this case, which he says he knows “particularly well” (recall that Leitao Amadou has been elected by the region several times), the Minister said that the administration decided to close the children’s emergency service “in the absence of the government.” Which led to the rapid transfer of custody to this health unit. Remember that, In May, Viseu Hospital announced that its pediatric emergency service would be closed at night for the entire month of June, prompting the minister to urgently visit the hospital.
“The minister even spent four hours in the meeting, co-designing a plan so that (supposedly) starting tomorrow [15 de Junho] The situation has been resolved. He also noted that the government has done its part through the SNS 24 line.
He added: “Apparently, the group of people did not feel able to implement the necessary measures to fulfill an obligation, in this case, to the people of Viseu. The hospital was in the past one of the major references in the interior regions of the country, and therefore, let us not take a small part of the whole.”
The resigned Viseu Hospital Board of Directors claimed that there was a “breach of political trust” on the part of the governor, who stated in Parliament that “it is unacceptable that in January there were hospitals that already housed specialists with the amount of mandatory annual overtime hours reached.”
“We have a minister who is trying to hold third parties responsible,” says Pedro Nuno Santos.
This morning, the Secretary-General of the Socialist Party accused the Minister of Health of trying to “hold hospital directors accountable, who are doing their best under the circumstances available to them, and according to the specific policies.” “We have a minister who is trying to hold third parties responsible. Therefore, what we have, and the Ministry of Health and the Minister of Health are a mirror of that: it is a government that justifies its rule by confronting the previous government, while holding intermediary state structures accountable. Now it’s really em [Aliança Democrática] Who rules? “The minister cannot hide behind anyone, the responsibility lies with you,” Pedro Nuno Santos assured reporters, during a visit to the National Agricultural Exhibition in Santarém.
The Socialist Party leader also said that this is “a government that does not have a long time yet, but with some errors,” referring to the number of cancer patients waiting for surgery beyond the maximum guaranteed response time indicated by the government, which is in fact close to 2,300 and no Over 9,000. “They got the number of cancer patients waiting for surgery beyond the maximum time limit. He said it reveals some lack of knowledge.
Bloco de Esquerda (BE) and Chega on Friday requested a hearing in Parliament for the resigned management of ULS in Viseu Dão-Lafões. In the press release, BE wrote that “the Minister cannot, plain and simple, shake the water off her coat.” Chiga realizes that the board of directors must go to the health committee to explain the “real difficulties” he is experiencing.
