Lisbon – On Thursday, the services most affected due to the strike were out patients, operating theatres and health centres.
Portugal’s nursing unions began a two-day national strike on Thursday morning to pressure the government to present a better proposal for nursing careers.
The unions are also demanding extra pay for specialist nurses, the hiring of more professionals, a minimum wage of €1,600, the possibility of reaching the top of the superior technical career and retirement before the age of 66.
The strike was called by all the nursing unions across the country.
