The SNS Global Framework for the 2026-2028 triennium was approved nine months late, revealing problems in the management and planning of the Portuguese public health system.
The document indicates that family doctor coverage will remain stagnated until 2028, maintaining the same care targets without significant progress in accessibility to primary healthcare.
Hospital administrators and the Medical Association expressed criticism of the approved framework, considering that the defined care targets present a lack of ambition incompatible with the population's needs.
The SNS underfunding is pointed out as an aggravating factor, with critics warning that the shortage of financial resources will continue to compromise the quality and scope of public health services.
