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
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Abstract [...] 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.
AbstractList [...] 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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