45,000 without a family doctor in Seixal: Users' Commission warns of 'health privatization'

SAPO Notícias8 September 2026 at 21:11

Around 45,000 people in Seixal do not have a family doctor, according to the Users' Commission. The situation was reported by this organization that represents the users of health services in the region.

The Users' Commission warned about what it considers to be a "privatization of health" in the area. The organization's representative expressed concern about the direction health services are taking in the municipality.

In statements cited in the article, the representative of the Users' Commission warned that when health becomes private, citizens are deprived of healthcare. This position reflects the Commission's opposition to the transfer of health services to the private sector.

The case of Seixal comes in the broader context of difficulties in accessing primary healthcare in Portugal, where the lack of family doctors affects thousands of patients throughout the country.

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