In order to complete the information available, the Local Health Unit of the Lower Alentejo (ULSBA) issued a statement, where he took stock of the situation after the meeting with the resigning doctors.
Following the meeting with the Emergency Service Team Leaders, the Board of Directors (CA) from the ULSBA informed that the Emergency Service “maintains its regular operation, ensuring the emergency assistance response and the provision of care to the population” in its area of ​​influence by health professionals “with a high level of commitment and professionalism”, justified.
According to the note issued by the CA, “The meeting resulted in the creation of a Working Group, which integrates the Team Leaders of the Emergency Department, which will structure the Service Regulations and the functions of the Team Leader”.
The Board of Directors expressed “appreciation” for the availability of professionals to keep the avenues of dialogue open and “reiterates total commitment” to pursue the necessary understanding to “reach consensual solutions” in a process of constant improvement in the response to their patients..
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
