Speaking to Lusa, the First Deputy Chairman of the Public Security Directorate and former President of the Medical Association, Miguel Guimarães, considered it important, at a time of change of government, to “An overview of the health situation in Portugal“.
“Precisely from the National Health Service (SNS), so that there are no doubts about what we have and what we will have at the end of 2025,” he explained, explaining that in this discussion “what the Socialist Party did is still important.”
Miguel Guimarães considered it necessary to discuss how “the Socialist Party left social service, whether in access to a family doctor, in access to hospital care, or in financing.”
“In 2023, citizens have already financed their health at 35% of the global volume, well more than double the EU average.“, highlighted.
The MP said that at this moment “the largest healthcare provider in Portugal is no longer SNS,” relying on the amount of 8 billion euros transferred from the state budget to pay for services to the social and private sector.
“What has happened in practice in recent years? We have never spent so much money on health, either from people’s direct funds or from the state budget. Now, the Socialist Party has not been competent in managing these funds, and the Socialist Party has not improved its ability to manage these funds.” . “Reply from SNS,” he criticized.
Even without the presence of the Minister of Health, Ana Paula Martins, the Deputy Directorate of Public Security hopes that the discussion can provide contributions – from various bodies – to the emergency plan that the government has committed to submit to the National Socialist Party by the next day. June 2nd and long-term health sector reform.
“We want SNS to be the center of health in Portugal, and we need a truly more modern health service with a new management modelHe said, arguing that the current model “prevents the development and efficiency of the SNS itself.”
A health services system with “closer and more extensive cooperation with the social and private sector”, a more flexible basic health law, significant investment in equipment and innovation and a real evaluation of local health unit (ULS) models are some of the suggestions the Vice-Chair of the PSD Parliamentary Group has left behind, leaving… The remaining seats have room to submit their ideas as well.
“It is an important discussion and it can serve the Minister of Health herself to know the proposals made by various parties to amend the emergency plan that has been planned.He said, adding that even “the Socialist Party may have a different vision than the one he had,” noting that this happened in areas such as fees or taxes.
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