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"The emergency room is, for many people, the entry point to the NHS. It cannot be like this"Photo by doilersanjuan on Pexels
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"The emergency room is, for many people, the entry point to the NHS. It cannot be like this"

CNN Portugal15 September 2026 at 18:20

Humberto Costa, spokesperson for the Movement of Users of Public Services, warned that the emergency room is, for many people, the entry point to the National Health Service, considering that this reality should not be so.

The official stated that preventive medicine and primary care are fundamental in the national health system, being essential for the proper functioning of the NHS.

According to Humberto Costa, these are precisely the prevention and primary care services that are at stake at this moment, highlighting a failure in access to primary healthcare.

The warning comes in the context of concerns about the current state of the Portuguese health system and how citizens access NHS services.

Why this matters

Readers in Portugal are directly affected by how the NHS organizes access to healthcare, especially when primary care services face difficulties. This issue follows the ongoing debate about the need to strengthen family and preventive medicine to reduce pressure on hospital emergency departments.

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