Cuts in Portugal's NHS could compromise care

[...] three decades later the situation is worrying: public hospitals' debt to medical suppliers has reached an estimated euro3 billion, which is jeopardising the sustainability of the NHS. Even with the increased fees, the inappropriate use of emergency services is still a reality: it is estim...

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Published inThe Lancet (British edition) Vol. 379; no. 9814; p. 400
Main Author Augusto, Gonçalo Figueiredo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 04.02.2012
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Budgets
Cost Control
Economics
Fees, Medical
Health Care Reform
Health Facility Closure
Hospitals
Hospitals, Public - economics
Humans
Internal Medicine
National Health Programs - economics
Portugal
Quality of Health Care
Portugal
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Summary:[...] three decades later the situation is worrying: public hospitals' debt to medical suppliers has reached an estimated euro3 billion, which is jeopardising the sustainability of the NHS. Even with the increased fees, the inappropriate use of emergency services is still a reality: it is estimated that around 25% of the attendees at hospital emergency units do not need immediate care.
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ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60174-3