The chairman of the Portuguese Dental Association classifies as' at least strange "and causing of" great indignation "the accusations made by the Health Regulatory Authority (ERS) according to which the majority of private health units (83%) are not licensed. This is because the ERS has been charged since the start of last year, mandatory fees to all of them.
In statements published in yesterday's edition of the Diário de Notícias, Orlando Monteiro da Silva says agree with the diagnosis outlined in the ERS report, but noted also that this is because, "even for those who wish fervently to complete the sacred way of licensing, the task it is practically impossible. " Acknowledging that there is no practice of dentistry degree in Portugal, the president criticizes, however, the ERS by drawing this situation without ever having made part of its responsibility in monitoring the functioning of the units.
"The case of the books of complaints from users is an example. The experience I have is that they go to the ERS and this is limited to distribute the cases to other organisms, 'says Monteiro da Silva.
Also the chairman of the Order of Physicians, Pedro Nunes, desfere criticism of ERS, the question: "The millions that the health units used to pay the ERS to make reports to conclude what everybody else knows for years?". Pedro Nunes denounces the fact that, while pointing the problems, the ERS does not move a "consistent solution" to deal with them, despite knowing for years that the law on licensing is not appropriate to the reality and "unlawful render all hospitals public, including St. Maria or St. Jose 'case should apply to units of the National Health Service.
Diário dos Açores (March 23, 2007)
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