Order of Doctors calls for differentiated incentives to attract clinicians to underserved areas

The retention of doctors in low-density territories and regions with the greatest shortages of health professionals should be the subject of a differentiated strategy, advocated this week by the bastonário of the Order of Doctors, Carlos Cortes. The official considers that the country cannot apply the same solutions to all territories and advocates the creation of specific incentives for these underserved areas. Carlos Cortes believes that differentiated treatment is necessary to solve the problem of the unequal distribution of clinicians across the national territory. The Order of Doctors, led by Carlos Cortes, has been alerting to the need for policies that allow the attraction and retention of health professionals in geographic areas with less access to medical care. This position arises in the context of a broader discussion about the distribution of doctors in Portugal, particularly in inland areas and regions with lower population density.