Surgery Goes Down, Waiting List Goes up. Almost 87,000 Patients with Recommended Time Exceeded
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SIC NotíciasBetween January and July, SNS hospitals performed about 460,000 surgeries, less 24,000 than in the same period last year. As a result, it increased the list of registered patients and the number of patients who exceeded the maximum recommended response time.
The waiting list for surgery is piled up, while the surgical production falls, with less than 24,000 surgeries compared to 2025. Doctors' order says there is "lack of will" to correct the path.
The National Health Service (NSS) hospitals performed 461,648 scheduled surgeries in the first seven months of 2026, less 4.9% than in the same period last year. With fewer surgeries, the list of patients enrolled for surgery increased and, in July, the recommended waiting time had already been exceeded for 86,755 patients.
Hospitals of the National Health Service (NSS) performed 461,648 scheduled surgeries between January and July 2026, less 4.9% than in the same period of the previous year. In parallel, the number of patients on the waiting list for surgery increased, as well as the proportion of those who exceeded the maximum guaranteed response time (MRG). In July, 86,755 patients had already exceeded that time. According to the Public, at the end of July, 284,…
IMPRENSE REVISED . . The trend of worsening waiting times began to accentuate in December 2025.
In July 2026, the number of users on the list for surgery amounted to 284,210, being 30.5% outside the TMRG. This are lives, the batonarium of the Order of Doctors, Carlos Cortes, is outraged.
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