Francis George will explain to Parliament the Health line 24

The parliamentary health committee today approved unanimously, the hearing of the Director General of Health, proposed by HP through an application so that Francis George go to Parliament to explain the alleged "serious failures" of the line Health 24, has complained to Minister Ana Jorge by a group of nurses supervisory, founder of that public service.

A hearing date has not yet scheduled, but the HP hopes that Francis George go as fast to Parliament because, says Deputy Socialist Jorge Almeida, "there are many things regarding Health 24 which must be clarified," given the size of controversy that has developed around that service to the public.

At the suggestion of a Social Democratic member, Carlos Miranda, the Directorate General of Health will provide, without delay, the parliamentary groups the concession contract that was established within the public-private partnership between the Ministry of Health and LCS-Line Health Care Ltd., the group Caixa Geral de Depositos.

Mr Jorge Almeida also said that the public was also agreed that the DGS would get other documents deemed relevant to the hearing, including the reports of the audits performed by the LCS to users of the Health 24 over the 18 months of existence of the service, inquiries satisfaction of the line and other data that gives an idea about what was contractually and that is being met.

The PSD, the voice of Carlos Miranda, Francisco George also suggested that the committee was accompanied by the nurse Joe Zawinul, the DGS, with the argument that he is responsible for coordinating the Health Line 24, but the suggestion that HP complied .

The member of BE, John Semedo, for its part, regretted once again that the PS had leaded the application submitted at the last meeting of the committee were also heard to the Board of LCS and supervisory nurse who was suspended from functions without any note of guilt, choosing only to hear the Director General of Health "The HP prefers to hear the official truths which in general are the big lies of life," John threw Semedo, saying that the government can not go to side of a conflict that is also labor. And explained why: "I do not accept that the government is indifferent to the respect for rights and democracy work for private entities that have been contracted to provide a public service."

Regina Bastos, one of the members of the PSD, which includes the parliamentary committee on health has already announced to the public that once the meeting is checked, will send invitations to the administration of LCS and the eight nurses Health 24 who signed the letter to the minister Ana Jorge, because, he said, "was they who had the courage to point the finger at the malfunction of the line."