Luís Filipe Barreira
PortugalpoliticianMale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Luís Filipe Barreira is the current president of the Ordem dos Enfermeiros (Order of Nurses) in Portugal. He has been a vocal advocate for nursing professionals and healthcare reform, particularly emphasizing the importance of adequate staffing and resources in healthcare settings. Recently, he expressed strong criticism regarding the closure of obstetric and gynecological emergency services at the Hospital Garcia de Orta in Almada, calling it 'incomprehensible' and highlighting the potential risks to maternal and infant health that such closures may pose.
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Luís Filipe Barreira sent a letter to the president of the ULS of Lisbon Ocidental regarding the management of human resources.
Director de Recursos Humanos da ULS Lisboa Ocidental suspenso e alvo de processo | SaúdePortugal· 2026-06-19
Luís Filipe Barreira criticized the limits on hiring nurses imposed by the government.
Enfermeiros contra “garrote” nas contratações querem reunir-se com Governo | SaúdePortugal· 2026-01-12
Luís Filipe Barreira is the bastonário of the Ordem dos Enfermeiros and supports the initiative for monitoring pregnant women.
Projecto de vigilância da gravidez prevê um enfermeiro para 75 grávidas | SaúdePortugal· 2025-11-29
Luís Filipe Barreira was acquitted in the case of fictitious travel in service.
Bastonário dos enfermeiros e Ana Rita Cavaco ilibados das deslocações fictícias | EnfermeirosPortugal· 2025-11-24
Luís Filipe Barreira, the bastonário, warns about the need for the country to value nurses.
Quase 1600 enfermeiros pediram declaração para exercer no estrangeiro em 2024 | SaúdePortugal· 2025-05-13Luís Filipe Barreira, the president of the Order of Nurses, stated that the closure of the obstetrics and gynecology emergency services is incomprehensible.
Enfermeiros consideram “incompreensível” fecho das urgências de Obstetrícia em AlmadaPortugal· 2025-04-27