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?
Wednesday, 24 December 2025RSS

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- 16:00 — Social admissions may in fact reach 2,8004:27pm, 24 Dec 2025 • RTP Notícias
- Director of the SNS says there are around 2,800 inappropriate hospital admissions4:22pm, 24 Dec 2025 • Correio da Manhã
- Director of the SNS warns of nearly 3,000 unnecessary hospital admissions3:44pm, 24 Dec 2025 • Observador
- Director of the SNS says there are about 2,800 inappropriate hospitalisations3:39pm, 24 Dec 2025 • Diário de Notícias
- Portuguese NHS busier during tolerated time-off days3:38pm, 24 Dec 2025 • Observador
- SNS will be busier on authorised time-off days than on normal weekends1:47pm, 24 Dec 2025 • Correio da Manhã
- Portugal's SNS to be busier on authorised time-off days than on regular weekends12:47pm, 24 Dec 2025 • Diário de Notícias
- 09:00 — Hospitals with waiting times above recommended levels9:15am, 24 Dec 2025 • Observador
- 07:00 — High waiting times in Portugal's National Health Service (SNS)7:38am, 24 Dec 2025 • RTP Notícias







