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Left Bloc questions waiting times for first psychology appointment in the NHS

Diário de Viseu6 September 2026 at 21:15

The Left Bloc questioned the Ministry of Health about waiting times for the first psychology appointment in the National Health Service. The political force raised this issue through a request directed to the government.

The left-wing party wants to know what measures are being adopted to address the situation of long waiting times that users face in accessing psychology appointments in the NHS.

This is not the first time that access to mental health has been a topic of political debate, with various political forces warning about the difficulties that citizens face in obtaining psychological care through the public health system.

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