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Parliament approved this plan in January to reduce waiting lists affecting people with disabilities or incapacity, using overtime hours.
The information technology platform will use artificial intelligence to alert hospital administrators and service directors about situations related to waiting lists.
The information obtained by Lusa also indicates that, this year up to 14 January, 61 patients were admitted to social care: 58 via the District Centres of Social Security and three via the Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Lisbon.
The Government confirmed that the President of the Republic requested the 'improvement' of three decree-laws on the hiring of locum doctors, regional centralisation of emergency services and the management of waiting lists.
The three decree-laws centre on new rules for hiring locum doctors, regional emergency services, and the management system to tackle waiting lists.
The waiting list for access to fertility treatments grew last year. Almost 70 per cent of first consultations exceeded the legally stipulated waiting times.