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Courts are ordering the placement of minors in hospital pedopsychiatry units due to a lack of available places in specialized youth care institutions.
A pilot project in the Azores Regional Administration tested a reduction of the work week to 32 hours. Participants reported lower levels of anxiety and insomnia and improved mental health, but officials state that a broader implementation across the public sector is still considered "premature."
The average waiting time for the SNS 24 health line has risen significantly, from 63 seconds in February to nearly five minutes in June, with peak periods seeing users wait between 30 minutes and two hours. Despite a contractual obligation for the service provider, Altice, to keep average wait times under 30 seconds, this target has not been met since October 2024, resulting in 1.5 million euros in fines paid between 2024 and 2025.