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Three family doctors missing in Porto de Mós with ULSRL guaranteeing solution by 2027

Região de Leiria2 September 2026 at 09:30

The municipality of Porto de Mós faces a serious shortage of three family doctors, a situation that directly affects primary healthcare for the local population. The Local Health Unit of the Leiria Region (ULSRL) guarantees that the shortage will be addressed by 2027.

The mayor of Porto de Mós expressed his displeasure with the situation, criticizing the stance of health professionals. According to the mayor, doctors believe it is easier to move approximately 1,700 citizens to the health center than for three professionals to travel two or three times a week to the posts in each of the affected parishes.

This situation becomes even more serious due to the fact that the health posts in the parishes in question have been closed. Thus, residents of these areas are left without access to primary healthcare in their area of residence, having to travel significant distances to the main health center.

The promise from ULSRL to resolve the problem by 2027 appears as a future prospect for the residents of Porto de Mós, although the mayor continues to argue that the solution lies in greater proximity of professionals to smaller communities.

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