More than 121,000 users have had no contact with their health centre for over five years. The ACSS guarantees that no one loses access, but the vacancy is redistributed.
New registration rules do not prevent access to the NHS
Wednesday, 11 March 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
The Central Administration of the Health System (Administração Central do Sistema de Saúde or ACSS) is updating its records to ensure that public health resources are allocated to those who actually need them. This process involves removing inactive users from lists to better reflect the current population using the National Health Service (Serviço Nacional de Saúde or SNS). SNS patients should be aware that accurate registration is necessary to maintain access to primary care (cuidados de saúde primários).
AI Summary AvailableNew health center registration rules won't block NHS accessRead the synthesized summary with context and explainers
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