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The Regional Government has authorized a program contract to secure 17 places in the Long-Term Care and Maintenance Unit typology.
The Regional Government Council has authorized, through Resolution no. 535/2026, the signing of a program contract with the entity Lar D’ Ajuda - Lar e Centro de Dia, Sociedade Unipessoal, Lda., Unidade V. This measure aims to strengthen the response capacity of the Integrated Continuing Care Network (REDE) in the Long-Term Care and Maintenance Unit (ULDM) typology.
The contract, which involves the Institute of Health Administration, IP-RAM (IASAÚDE, IP-RAM), the Madeira Social Security Institute, IP-RAM (ISSM, IP-RAM), and the Regional Secretariat for Inclusion, Labor and Youth, will be in effect from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2028. The total investment amounts to €1,641,479.20, distributed as follows:
An order authorises the allocation of costs for a contract to rent copying and printing equipment and related services for SESARAM. The contract will run for 48 months and has a total base price of €399,960, plus VAT.
Cláudia Sofia Freitas Fernandes, a nurse at SESARAM, has been granted scholarship-holder status to pursue a doctorate at the Portuguese Catholic University. Partial leave may include up to 30 days of paid absence per year, subject to academic progress and continued service at the institution.
Cláudia Patrícia Mendonça Gouveia, a SESARAM nurse, will receive scholarship-equivalent status to pursue a doctorate until 17 July 2027. The leave will be partial and subject to conditions on pay, academic progress and continued service.