Fewer and fewer people rely solely on the SNS and more are opting for private healthcare
Difficulties in accessing healthcare are reducing the likelihood that a person will rely exclusively on the National Health Service (SNS) and, once they opt for private care, those with greater means rarely return to the public system. According to data from the Nova School of Business survey on access to healthcare ...
Fewer people are relying solely on the SNS and more are opting for private care
Difficulties accessing the National Health Service (SNS) are driving patients away from exclusive reliance on public care and toward private healthcare. More than half of people report self-medicating and the majority do not inform their doctor, while those who can afford private care rarely revert to the SNS once they switch. The trend suggests growing segmentation in access and a potential long-term shift of wealthier patients out of the public system.
André Pestana says money transferred to private providers should be invested in the NHS
Presidential candidate André Pestana argues that funds currently routed to private healthcare providers should instead be invested in the NHS. He says greater NHS investment would strengthen health professionals' careers and deliver practical improvements — for example, better ambulances available sooner — reducing reliance on private sector services.
Private healthcare invests in areas where the SNS is failing. "It's almost a direct transfer," FNAM accuses
The private health sector is investing in areas where Portugal's National Health Service (SNS) is underperforming; FNAM says this effectively amounts to an almost direct transfer of patients or services to private providers.
Press Review. SNS Accounts Sinking, Risk at Borders, and Excess of Dentists
A review of current issues including the deteriorating financial situation of the National Health Service (SNS), concerns regarding border security, and an oversupply of dentists in the country.
