28 new family health units will be established by June this year

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Currently, the SNS’s 604 family health units (290 USF-A and 314 USF-B) cover 65% of the Portuguese population.

a government It will boost, in the first half of 2023, the creation of family health units (USF), thus improving primary care response, is a priority area of ​​development National Health Service (SNS).

In the first six months of this year, a total of 28 units will be transferred to USF Model B, the highest number since 2010.

These units correspond to small multidisciplinary teams, bringing together physicians, nurses and clinical secretaries, who contract with respective health center groups to respond to specific populations, ensuring full coverage of physicians and family nurses for their users.

By June 30, 2023, there will also be a review process of the Pay for Performance model in place in these units, which aims to adjust the model for continuous improvement to provide care to users.

Currently, the 604 family health units of the SNS (290 USF-A and 314 USF-B) cover 65% of the Portuguese population, with the goal of reaching 80% coverage by the end of the legislature, for which data will be provided as critical steps in 2023 This classification will allow the new USF-B 28 alone to designate a family physician to more than 30,000 users.

At the same time, in 2023, there will be an increase in the number of professionals working on USF Form B, which must exceed the 8,000 barrier, which will enhance the appreciation, in the National Health Service, of the multiple professions and wages based on results, a path inseparable from the commitment to ensure a response Increasingly better for the health needs of the Portuguese people.

take photo: Braga Hospital