Ukkram

My wife had to go for a PET Scan in Porto today but when we arrived the nurses said that there are no doctors to do it. That's all we know as they could not speak English or should I say....we do not speak Portuguese.
Is there a strike? Spent 3 hours travelling for nothing. Sucks.

Loafing Along

Yes
https://www.dn.pt/portugal/interior/...a-9315059.html

Sorry it's in Portuguese !!

liveaboard

Algarve daily news announced it yesterday. public sector docs on strike, only emergency rooms working today and [I think] tomorrow.

Specialists get 1,400 a month and are worked to death [our specialist told us today].

Ukkram

Thanks. Chrome translates automatically. €1,400 pm is peanuts. No wonder most doctors and specialists are young and are mostly female. Some specialists look like they just left school.

BillBullock

Google Chrome translates automatically but has made me lazy with my Portuguese studies!

Ukkram

Wife was rescheduled for next Wednesday but read that the nurses will be on strike from this Monday.

Ukkram

Any news on the nurses strike? Don't want to go to Porto for nothing tomorrow.

Ingles

According to this article, the "Health Worker's" +/- Auxiliary Staff are the one's on strike ,& again according to this article
Doctors & Nurses should not be compromised , but the strike starts on Friday 25th & only last 1 day
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http://www.tsf.pt/sociedade/saude/in...o-9295331.html

Ukkram

Thanks Ingles.