Carlos Carapeto
PortugalpoliticianMale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Carlos Carapeto is the head of the Inspecção-Geral das Actividades em Saúde (IGAS) in Portugal, responsible for overseeing health-related activities, ensuring compliance with regulations, and addressing any allegations of misconduct within the health sector. He was recently in the news for addressing allegations regarding the management of the Unidade Local de Saúde (ULS) of Gaia/Espinho, specifically concerning the potential accumulation of functions and conflicts of interest involving former administration head Rui Guimarães.
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Carlos Carapeto is the inspector-general who initiated the clarification process regarding the allegations of harassment.
Director de Recursos Humanos da ULS Lisboa Ocidental suspenso e alvo de processo | SaúdePortugal· 2026-06-19
Carlos Carapeto is the inspector-general of health activities who holds the administrations of the Hospital de Santa Maria responsible for identified failures.
Dermatologista do Santa Maria: inspector-geral responsabiliza três administrações | SaúdePortugal· 2025-12-17
Inspector-General Carlos Carapeto shifts responsibility to the current board of the hospital regarding the investigation involving Rui Guimarães.
Rui Guimarães: “O valor que auferi andou sempre muito abaixo do limite” | SaúdePortugal· 2025-11-21
Carlos Carapeto defends that the access of foreign non-residents to the National Health Service is a result of the evolution of the world.
Auditoria ao acesso de estrangeiros no São José não aponta para turismo de saúde | SaúdePortugal· 2025-07-04Carlos Carapeto decided to disaggregate the investigations regarding the INEM.
INEM nomeia ex-presidente para dirigir departamento de formação | INEMPortugal· 2025-06-16
Carlos Carapeto is the inspector-general of Health who decided to create autonomous processes to expedite the investigation of the deaths.
Greve no INEM: IGAS desagrega processos para apressar averiguação das mortes | INEMPortugal· 2025-06-04
Carlos Carapeto, the head of the General Inspectorate of Health Activities (IGAS), downplays the seriousness of the allegations that led to an inspection process.
IGAS abriu inspecção à ULS de Gaia, mas admite que “nada de irregular” se passou | SaúdePortugal· 2025-05-29