The public sector banked 5,064.4 million euros to September, down on 2025 mainly because the SNS paid 1,427.3 million of overdue debts. IRS and VAT drove a 6.5 percent rise in state tax revenue, and storm Kristin support has cost 607.9 million.
SINACC, which replaces the SIGIC surgery list system, was due on 1 August but was suspended after doctors objected. Its waiting time limits already apply. What changes for patients, what is not yet published, and what to do now.
A despacho published on 30 October tells ACSS to prepare a proposal for a possible PPP to design, build, finance and maintain the new Barcelos-Esposende hospital. The private partner would only handle the building; the public ULS keeps management and patient care.
ANEM surveyed about 700 students at Portugal's 11 medical schools: 36 percent are considering working abroad, and most want shorter hours and better pay. Official data show 469 specialist training places went unfilled this year.
A normative order published on 28 October lets specialist nurse midwives run low-risk antenatal care and request tests and scans in health centres whose local health unit adopts the model, with a named doctor still in the loop.
The Northern Doctors' Union says Porto's public cancer hospital is down six anaesthetists and is cutting consultation time at patients' expense. The hospital admits a shortage, defends 20-minute slots and says operations are up 2.2 percent. What the legal waiting limits are.
INFARMED's August reports: patients paid 650.3 million euros for reimbursed medicines in pharmacies, 2.4 percent more than in 2025, while the SNS paid 1,338.5 million and hospitals spent 1,828.4 million. How to keep your own share down.
