The Minister of Health has dismissed the presidents of the Local Health Units (ULS) of Algarve and Aveiro. Both officials were initially appointed by the minister herself and had ties to the PSD, a decision that had required the termination of the previous office-holders' mandates.
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The Minister of Health announced on Monday 9 November 2026 that she will dismiss the president of the ULS Algarve Board of Directors, Tiago Martins da Silva, following patient deaths in the Portimão Hospital emergency department.