Mainland Portugal and the autonomous regions will switch to Winter Time on Sunday 25 October. On the mainland and in Madeira, clocks go back one hour at 2:00 to 1:00, while in the Azores they shift back at 1:00 to 00:00.
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A newly published normative dispatch in the Diário da República allows specialist maternal and obstetric nurses in primary healthcare units to oversee low-risk pregnancies from the first visit. Nurses can request diagnostic exams, screenings, vaccinations, supplements, and pregnancy certificates, working alongside family doctors and hospital obstetrics services. The model will be evaluated after 12 months, with the Order of Nurses setting up a monitoring committee to oversee its rollout.
A new regulation published on 28 October allows specialist nurses in maternal and obstetric health to monitor low-risk pregnancies within primary health care starting Thursday 29 October. The project enables nurses to conduct prenatal assessments, order diagnostic exams, and manage screenings, while integrating with hospital obstetrics services to ensure continuity of care if a patient's risk profile changes.
Over 400 jurists, including lawyers such as Ricardo Sá Fernandes and Carmo Afonso, signed a declaration condemning the police (PSP) for alleged illegal actions during recent protest encampments. They are calling on officers to refuse to carry out "illegitimate orders" that involve the disproportionate use of force.