IPO Porto Loses Anesthesiologists and Endangers the Safety of Patients, Accused Union
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The union complains that, in order to increase the number of consultations, the time allocated to each anesthesiology consultation is being reduced in the IPO, with "risks to patient safety".
The Union of Doctors of the North (SMN) emphasizes that the anesthesiology service currently has 27 specialists, facing "a growing workload, aggravated by the retirements and successive departures of doctors".
The departure of specialists and the reduction of the time of the anesthesiology consultations are at the center of the concerns of the Union of Doctors of the North. The IPO of Porto recognizes the shortage of professionals, but guarantees that no patient is operated without adequate anesthetic evaluation.
The union accuses the hospital unit of having reduced the time of consultations, contrary to international recommendations and the Order of Physicians.
To reinforce the service, IPO Porto requested three anesthesiology vacancies in the current competition for new specialists. The anesthesiology service has 34 doctors
The Union of Northern Physicians (SMN) said that IPO Porto is facing a crisis of anesthesiologists, with the loss of six specialists in recent months, which may put the safety of patients at risk.
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