The Central delegation of the Independent Union of Physicians (SIM) expressed this Friday the “greatest concern” about the deterioration of the conditions of care in the Nuclear Medicine Service of the Coimbra Hospital and University Center (CHUC).
In a statement, the union structure stressed that this service has always been of excellence and fundamental “over the years, for example, in the diagnosis, staging and follow-up of patients with oncological pathology”.
“Unfortunately, and despite the investment in improving the technical conditions of the service, with the recent acquisition of a new Positron Emission Tomography (PET) equipment, it is becoming increasingly difficult for the service to carry out this examination and prepare the report. respective,” he revealed.
According to SIM/Center, currently, the waiting time for the exam “It takes more than a month, often requiring another two weeks to get the report”when, “in the not too distant past, it was possible to request a PET and obtain the report in less than a week”.
The reasons are known, the competitive salary and working conditions offered by private and international providers lead to the abandonment of the National Health Service (SNS) by a growing number of qualified doctors, “reads the statement, which warns of the consequences: “degradation of the quality of care, with increased morbidity and mortality”.
For the union, this example serves “as proof that often it is not enough to invest in high-tech equipment, it is also important to invest more and more in the working conditions and remuneration of SNS professionals.”
The Lusa agency requested a reaction from the CHUC, but at 4:00 p.m. it was still waiting for a response.
Source: Observadora
