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"All ULS are underfunded every year. We are not bad managers, we just don't have the tools to be good ones"Photo by Foundry on Pexels
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"All ULS are underfunded every year. We are not bad managers, we just don't have the tools to be good ones"

CNN Portugal15 September 2026 at 18:19

All Local Health Units (ULS) in Portugal are underfunded every year, according to Maria José Dias, former nurse director of the ULS of São José. The official states that this situation does not result from poor management, but rather from the lack of adequate tools for efficient management.

Maria José Dias ensures that no private company would be able to survive in the market with the current financing model of the ULS. The comparison with the private sector serves to underline the gravity of the financial situation faced by these health units.

The former nurse director of the ULS of São José presents this analysis as a warning for the need to review the financing model of local health units in Portugal.

Why this matters

This situation directly affects users of the National Health Service, as chronic underfunding may compromise the quality and availability of healthcare provided. The comparison with the private sector underlines the urgent need to review the financing model of the ULS, which has faced structural deficits for several years.

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