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0207/2018 - Health policies in southern Europe and deregulation of labour relations: A glance of Portugal.
Políticas de saúde do Sul da Europa e desregulação das relações de trabalho: Um olhar sobre Portugal.

Author:

• Ana Paula Marques - Marques, AP - <amarques@ics.uminho.pt>
ORCID: 0000-0003-0731-8065

Co-author(s):

• Ana Paula Macedo - Macedo, AP - <amacedo@ese.uminho.pt>


Abstract:

Under the Troika Memorandum (2011-2015), health policies in Portugal know a political agenda, business and organizational schedule guided by the principles of privatization, deregulation and underfinancing of public services by the State. In this article, a review of the literature on health systems in the countries of the South is made, highlighting the Portuguese situation regarding reform processes and major health inequalities before and during the economic crisis. Complementarily, the testimonies of different professionals of the health sector (doctors, nurses, therapeutics technician, unions and heads of care units) are summoned. Based on an exploratory study, it is our purpose to discuss of political-organizational transformations and their consequences in the deregulation and precariousness of labour relations in the health sector. Wage reductions, career freeze, contractual instability, professional demotivation, intensification of the work pace and disqualification of services are some of the most visible signs of a management agenda that conflicts with the missions of a universal Public Health System (NHS) at the service of Portuguese society.

Keywords:

Portugal, European Union, Health Inequalities, Health Policy, Health Personnel

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Marques, AP, Macedo, AP. Health policies in southern Europe and deregulation of labour relations: A glance of Portugal.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2018/Apr). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/health-policies-in-southern-europe-and-deregulation-of-labour-relations-a-glance-of-portugal/16740



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