90% of Health Centres Experienced Shortages in Basic Supplies

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Published study points to gaps in professional and material in Family Health Units in Portugal, as well as loss of quality in services and incompatibility with Local Health Units.

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The ‘Communication of Primary Health Care Reform in Portugal 2024/2025’, developed by the National Association of the USF (USF-AN) and today published, indicates that only one in three units said they had sufficient clinical equipment, pointing to the “failure of the primary health care supply system’. Of the 90% of USF who registered failure of basic material – such as vaccines, kits for tracking, thought material, paper and toner for printers …

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Diagnostic results of investigation to coordinators of family health units. Material routes vary in the territory, but all professionals have a common shortage and is the most valuable one: balance between work and personal life

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A new study also revealed that about 40% of the Family Health Units said that there were no professionals in the team and more than 80% registered long-term absences, which had to be hit mostly with the same team's professionals.

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The 'Communication of Primary Health Care Reform in Portugal 2024/2025', developed by the National Association of the USF (USF-AN) and today published, indicates that only one in three units said they had sufficient clinical equipment, pointing to the "failure of the primary health care supply system". Of the 90% of USF who registered failure of basic material - such as vaccines, 'kits' for tracking, thought material, paper and toner for printer…