There's never a good time to go to hospital, but this one is particularly bad because many A&E departments are closed. Today the total or partial closure of ten A&E departments across the country is expected. Patients are the ones who suffer.
At Christmas, is it better not to go to hospital?
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Other news coverage of this topic
- 16:00 — Social admissions may in fact reach 2,800 • RTP Notícias
- Director of the SNS says there are around 2,800 inappropriate hospital admissions • Correio da Manhã
- Director of the SNS warns of nearly 3,000 unnecessary hospital admissions • Observador
- Director of the SNS says there are about 2,800 inappropriate hospitalisations • Diário de Notícias
- Portuguese NHS busier during tolerated time-off days • Observador
- SNS will be busier on authorised time-off days than on normal weekends • Correio da Manhã
- Portugal's SNS to be busier on authorised time-off days than on regular weekends • Diário de Notícias
- 09:00 — Hospitals with waiting times above recommended levels • Observador
- 07:00 — High waiting times in Portugal's National Health Service (SNS) • RTP Notícias
