We have already wasted decades on endless diagnoses and discussions. That is why today I am making an appeal to all parties that will run in the elections [legislativas] On March 10: It is time to reach a political agreement on health!”, said Luis Felipe Parreira.
The new president of the Nurses’ Union (OE), Luis Felipe Parreira, today defended a political agreement for health, highlighting that it is urgent to define strategies and priorities for the sector.
Luis Felipe Parreira was speaking this afternoon at the opening ceremony at the Altice Arena in Lisbon.
The new head of the World Health Organization reminded attendees that the Portuguese “need to know (…) that they can rely on a more robust health system capable of responding effectively to their needs.”
“In the next election campaign period, the Nurses Union will contact all parties, inviting them to publish their proposals and proposing them to sign a political agreement for health. It is a solution in which we all win,” he pointed out to politicians, health professionals and the Portuguese.
He also pointed out that “reforms cannot always be postponed,” indicating that “people are demanding solutions.”
“We cannot waste any more time. The hospital-based care model is outdated. All international reports point to the need for effective strengthening of community care.
As for the new head of the office, it is unacceptable that “a citizen is forced to be at the door of the health center at dawn to secure an appointment.”
“We cannot accept people waiting a day in the emergency room out of desperation, because there is no other door to open. The country cannot support 33 emergency services operating under restrictions, as announced this week. We cannot accept waiting months on end for a procedure.” Surgery or consultation.It is also not understood that dependent people at home continue without adequate professional care.
At the opening ceremony, Luis Felipe Parreira also noted that Portugal “cannot afford to lose thousands of nurses abroad every year”, said that prescriptions by nurses were “an inevitable path” and that natural birth centers “are the solution”, warning of the necessity The urgency to invest in a proximity care model for older people.
Regarding the mandate of Health Minister Manuel Pizarro, the new president stressed that the governor “promised and delivered.”
“He promised to create specialized training for nurses. The technical working group that will create the model in question has already been created. It has long been ready to take this step. We have done a lot of work and, therefore, we are sure that this stage, although It is necessary, and it will not take much time,” he said, expressing his confidence that “the next government will give it the necessary sequence.”
Luis Felipe Parreira was elected on November 16, and is the organization’s vice president to date, succeeding Ana Rita Cavaco for the 2024/2027 term, which begins on January 1, 2024.
The former president was prevented from running for office due to his term limits, after spending seven years in leadership.
The holders and members of the system’s bodies are elected for four-year terms, and cannot serve more than two consecutive terms, in accordance with the Statutes of the Economic Cooperation Organization, which was established in 1998.
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