Informação: Azores Civil Protection mobile app to be available in English, announces Rui Luís
The Regional Secretary for Health announced in Angra do Heroísmo that the "Prociv Azores" mobile app will be available in English within three months. According to Rui Luís, this is justified given the scope of the target audience. It provides useful information on disaster situations and the "increase of tourism in the Azores requires an application on the islands subject to disasters s... Mais >>

Informação: Operation model of SIV vehicles should be regulated, says Rui Luís
The Regional Secretary for Health stated in Angra do Heroísmo that it is now time to regulate the operation model of Immediate Life Support (SIV) vehicles. "We are talking about a pilot project that has worked in the past four years with excellent results. Our intention is to establish rules that will allow us to stabilise and adjust the operation of the islands where the service operates," ... Mais >>

Informação: Plan and Budget for 2017 ensures sustainability of the Regional health Service, says Rui Luís
The Regional Secretary for Health stated in Horta that, with the increase of nine million Euros in this area, the Plan and Budget for 2017 allows to "balance and ensure the sustainability of the Regional Health Service." Rui Luís spoke at the end of hearings at the Committees on General Policy and Social Affairs of the Legislative Assembly. The government official stressed, among other challe... Mais >>

Informação: Travel of patients and medical specialists is priority for the Regional Secretary for Health
The Regional Secretary for Health stated in Ponta Delgada that he is committed to overcoming the situation regarding the displacement of patients and medical specialists. Rui Luís spoke Monday at the inauguration ceremony of the Regional Board of the Portuguese Medical Association. The government official stressed the need to coordinate strategies with this professional association in order "... Mais >>

Informação: Rui Luís wants to provide Island Health Units with speech therapists to accompany young people with Asperger's syndrome
The Regional Secretary for Health defended in Angra do Heroísmo the provision of clinical and educational support for young people with mental disorders, based on a multi-sectoral intervention strategy. Rui Luís spoke at the session marking the International Asperger's Syndrome Day, stressing that "the Regional Government aims to provide Island Health Units (USI) with professionals to ac... Mais >>

Informação: Rui Luís defends proximity policy and support to families and informal caregivers
The Regional Secretary for Health accompanied a home care team of Praia da Vitória Health Centre. This initiative intended to mark the World Day of the Sick, emphasising the importance of a proximity policy and support to families and informal caregivers. "It is necessary to create conditions so that health professionals may provide increasingly better health care to patients in their homes,"... Mais >>

Informação: Civil Protection Digital Communications Network recognised as case of international study
The Regional Secretary for Health conveyed his satisfaction with the fact that the US company Motorola Solutions highlights the digital communications network of the Azores Regional Civil Protection and Fire Service (SRPCBA) in its portal as a global success story and a case study. "The fact that a worldwide recognised external entity has acknowledged a pilot project implemented in the Azores is a... Mais >>

Informação: Mental health prevention policies should have psychologists for partners, says Rui Luís
The Regional Secretary for Health defended in Ponta Delgada an early intervention in mental health using multidisciplinary teams involving psychologists. "Psychologists are partners for excellence in promoting health and improving quality of life as well as in the priority we want to give in terms of prevention," said Rui Luís. He spoke Tuesday at the inauguration ceremony of the Regional Bo... Mais >>

Informação: Rui Luís available for dialogue with the Portuguese Nurses' Union on work-related claims
The Regional Secretary for Health conveyed in Angra do Heroísmo his availability to analyse with the Portuguese Nurses' Union, among other issues, the change in the workload of 40 to 35 weekly hours for nurses under individual employment contract. "We will be waiting for a proposal from the union regarding the 35-hour and 40-hour workload. As for the restitution of wages, we agreed to meet wi... Mais >>

Informação: Prescription on paper format replaced by digital prescription in the Regional Health Service
The Regional Secretary for Health was the first user to test the pilot project that replaces paper by digital format in the prescription and purchase of medicine. The "paperless prescription" becomes a reality from today at the health centres of Angra do Heroísmo and Praia da Vitória. Speaking to journalists, Rui Luís stressed that this is a "historic moment" and "an important step... Mais >>