The Minister of Health, Ana Paula Martins, today defended that the National Health Service (SNS) needs more professionals and to increase its productivity. This position was expressed by the minister during a public intervention on the state of the Portuguese health system.
Ana Paula Martins highlighted the importance of strengthening human resources in the SNS as a fundamental priority to improve the quality of healthcare provided to citizens. The minister acknowledged the challenges the health system currently faces.
The SNS currently faces several pressures, including prolonged waiting lists and difficulties in retaining health professionals. The issue of productivity and increasing human resources comes as part of the government's proposals to address these structural problems.
The minister's intervention comes at a time when the debate about the future and sustainability of the SNS is highlighted in the Portuguese political sphere, with various voices proposing measures for the improvement of the system.
