http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2012/07/17/tiago-villanueva-the-aftermath-of-doctors-industrial-action-in-portugal/ Just another blogs.bmj.com weblog Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2012/07/17/tiago-villanueva-the-aftermath-of-doctors-industrial-action-in-portugal/#comment-15970 Fmvale Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:53:00 +0000 http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/?p=18764#comment-15970 As Claude Wetzel said, the 2.5 million hours of medical services contracts that Portuguese government has given to external companies for the lowest price carry a high risk to patients’ safety.
 
What are the competences and criteria of those external companies? Have these companies doctors able to chose their pairs? Or is the money the only selection factor?
 
This type of contract represents the demolition of the NHS, does not guarantee the selection of the best doctors, and even jeopardises the future medical education
The awareness of this strike against the NHS explains also the high level of patient’s cooperation and understanding.

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