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Informação: Government of the Azores regulates daily catches of limpets
The Regional Secretariat for the Sea, Science and Technology, after hearing industry partners, has stipulated a daily limit on the commercial catch of limpets (Patella aspera and Patella candei gomesii) in the Azores.
Under the terms of the ordinance published today in the Official Journal, the maximum daily catch of limpets is set at 80 kilos per fisher.
With this ordinance, the Government in... Mais >>  Informação: Investment in the renewal of the Regional Health Service improves the quality of services provided to the Azorean population, said Luís Cabral
The Regional Secretary for Health stated in Ponta Delgada that the new catheterisation laboratory of Divino Espírito Santo Hospital (HDES) is an example of "the investment in the renewal of the Regional Health Service" that the Government has been carrying out to "improve the quality of services provided to all Azoreans."
"As for the acquisition of equipment, the restructuring of the Regiona... Mais >>
 Informação: Restructuring of the Regional Health Service provides annual reduction of 4.1 million Euros in financial costs
The Council of the Government approved the restructuring of the Regional Health Service, which will provide annual reduction of 4.1 million Euros in financial costs.
The decision was announced today by the Regional Assistant Secretary of the Presidency for Parliamentary Affairs during the presentation of the press release from the Council of the Government, held in Madalena.
"These savings, w... Mais >>
Informação: Flu and pneumococcal vaccine included the Regional Vaccination Plan for 2015
The new ordinance approving the Regional Plan for 2015 (PVR - 2015), in force in the Autonomous Region of the Azores (RAA), was published in the Official Journal today. It includes the flu vaccine (Vg) for people aged 65 years and over, and Prevenar 13, vaccine pneumococcal disease, for children born in 2015.
During the last flu season (between November 2014 and March 2015), a total of 14,000 vac... Mais >>  Informação: Luís Cabral announces hiring of four general practitioners to cover 7,600 Azoreans
The Regional Secretary for Health announced today that the Regional Health Service will "soon" hire four General Practice specialists, thus "covering another 7,600 patients, who will now be assisted by a general practitioner."
Speaking at the opening of the 15th Congress of General Practice of the Azores, Luís Cabral stressed that this measure is the result of "a political effort to provide ... Mais >>
 Informação: Rotavirus vaccine covered by reimbursement scheme, announces Luís Cabral
The Regional Secretary for Health announced today that the Government of the Azores has decided to "include the rotavirus vaccine in the ordinance regulating the reimbursement scheme," pointing out that "it is an important support measure for families with children."
Luís Cabral spoke at the Legislative Assembly during a debate on the ordinance regulating the reimbursement scheme of the Regi... Mais >>
 Informação: Azores are the only Region of the country to have a "continuous and audited" triage system, says Luís Cabral
The Regional Secretary for Health, Luís Cabral, announced today that the audit processes to be conducted this year will make the Azores "the only Region of the country to have a continuous and audited Manchester Triage System from pre-hospital care to the hospital care," which ensures the "safety of patients."
Luís Cabral spoke at the Global Quality Conference on Health, held at Horta ... Mais >>
Informação: Telemedicine-based project allows "time reduction in wound healing by 85%," says Luís Cabral
The Regional Secretary for Health stated in Vila do Porto that a telemedicine project that was recently implemented in the Azores for the monitoring and treatment of wounds already evidences "a time reduction in wound healing by 85%."
Luís Cabral praised the "proximity that this project has promoted among the nurses in charge of monitoring and treating patients with wounds, speeding up their... Mais >>  Informação: Luís Cabral says the "quality of care" provided to patients is the priority of the Regional Health Service
The Regional Secretary for Health reiterated in Angra do Heroísmo that the continuous improvement of the quality of care provided to patients is a priority of the Regional Health Service (SRS), which entails, among other measures, the provision of nurses to ensure the "security and proximity" of health services, especially in primary health care.
Luís Cabral spoke at the end of the sign... Mais >>
 Informação: Telemedicine led to "major progress" in air evacuations, says Luís Cabral
The Regional Secretary for Health stated in Angra do Heroísmo that telemedicine is an "important asset" in the communication between health professionals, thus representing a "major progress in air evacuations."
Luís Cabral spoke after attending an air evacuation drill coordinated by the Azores Regional Civil Protection and Fire Service (SRPCBA). The government official emphasised the g... Mais >>
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