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Portugal faces a difficult winter in hospitals over dispute with temporary doctors

Hospital administrators and health officials warn that without an agreement with the temporary doctors known as “médicos tarefeiros,” Portugal’s emergency departments could struggle throughout the winter.

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  1. Portuguese hospital administrators warn that winter will be difficult in emergency departments without an agreement between the Ministry of Health and the "médicos tarefeiros".

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    Noticiário Antena 114h Sem tarefeiros inverno será difícil nos hospitais
    “Sem um acordo entre o Ministério da Saúde e os médicos terefeiros, o inverno vai ser difícil nas urgências dos hospitais portugueses.”

    Machine translation: Without an agreement between the Ministry of Health and the "tarefeiros" doctors, winter will be difficult in the emergency departments of Portuguese hospitals.

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  2. Xavier Barreto warned that without a solution for "médicos tarefeiros" Portugal will have a difficult winter.

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    Noticiário Observador8h. APAH pede solução para os médicos tarefeiros
    “Alerta que se não existir uma solução para os médicos tarefeiros, vamos ter um inverno difícil.”

    Machine translation: Alerta que se não existir uma solução para os médicos tarefeiros, vamos ter um inverno difícil

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