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The evolution of the Portuguese health legislation and the new challenges for management from 2024 onwards

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: In the last 40 years, the National Health Service (SNS) has generated health gains that have placed Portugal at the top regarding quality of life for millions of citizens and reduced many of the inequalities in Portuguese society. We revisit the establishment of the Portuguese National Health Service and all the profound legislative changes introduced after the publication of the new Health Basic Law, the definition of the strategic axes of the SNS human resources policy and the establishment of the respective operationalization mechanisms, the approval of the new SNS Statute and the approval of the Organic and Statutes of the Executive Board of the SNS and the creation of Local Health Units (ULS) as public business entities. These legislative changes could be a fundamental step towards strengthening the construction of a fairer and more inclusive SNS, which better responds to the population’s needs through the necessary structural reforms.

Source: Ciência & Saúde Coletiva

DOI: 10.1590/1413-812320242911.01242024en

Authors: Luís Augusto Coelho Pisco, Vera Pires da Silva, Baltazar Ricardo Monteiro

Institutions: Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Universidade de Leiria e Oeste

Language: English

Topic: Health Services Management and Policy

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4403607043

FWCI: 0.59

Cites: 2

Cited by: 1

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