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DGO Tallies €337 Million in State Arrears Through 2025 Despite a €2.06 Billion Surplus — Health Drives €47 Million of the €42 Million Year-on-Year Step-Up, Average Pay Window Widens From 37 to 42 Days

DGO Tallies €337 Million in State Arrears Through 2025 Despite a €2.06 Billion Surplus — Health Drives €47 Million of the €42 Million Year-on-Year Step-Up, Average Pay Window Widens From 37 to 42 Days

Portugal closed 2025 with a €2.06 billion surplus, but DGO's Conta Geral release on 18 May shows state arrears climbed to €337 million — a €42 million year-on-year rise, with the health sector responsible for €47 million of the deterioration. Average pay window widens from 37 to 42 days.
The Portugal Brief
EY-Parthenon Report Lands the Private-Health-Coverage Saving for the SNS at €1.945 Billion in 2023 — 9 Million Procedures Channelled, Surgeries Carry €846 Million and APHP-APS Press for Inter-System Fiscal Parity

EY-Parthenon Report Lands the Private-Health-Coverage Saving for the SNS at €1.945 Billion in 2023 — 9 Million Procedures Channelled, Surgeries Carry €846 Million and APHP-APS Press for Inter-System Fiscal Parity

EY-Parthenon report commissioned by APHP and APS reads private-health second-coverage savings to the SNS at €1.945 billion in 2023, with 9 million procedures channelled — €846m on surgeries, €688m on consultations. Galamba de Oliveira and Hermano Rodrigues press for inter-system fiscal parity.
The Portugal Brief
Health Ministry Clarifies 1-Year Incompatibility for SNS Specialists Who Left Before New Tarefeiro Rules — Two-Year Lock-Out Only Applies to Departures After the Diploma Enters Into Force

Health Ministry Clarifies 1-Year Incompatibility for SNS Specialists Who Left Before New Tarefeiro Rules — Two-Year Lock-Out Only Applies to Departures After the Diploma Enters Into Force

Saturday 16 May Ministry of Health note to Lusa confirms specialists who left the SNS before the new diploma enters into force serve a one-year tarefeiro lock-out, not two — saving more than 2,000 doctors from a retroactive ban as the 31 December 2026 transitional window runs.
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Health Minister Pledges Imminent SINACC Tariff Update for Consultations and Surgeries at Convencionados Hospitals — Aphp Cites Erosion Since the Last Tabela Revision as Waiting Lists Pile Pressure on the SNS Pipeline

Health Minister Pledges Imminent SINACC Tariff Update for Consultations and Surgeries at Convencionados Hospitals — Aphp Cites Erosion Since the Last Tabela Revision as Waiting Lists Pile Pressure on the SNS Pipeline

Portugal's Minister of Health confirmed on Tuesday 12 May 2026 — and repeated through the latter half of the week — that the prices contracted with private and social-sector hospitals under the SINACC framework (Sistema Integrado de Gestão do Acesso...
The Portugal Brief
Getting an SNS Número de Utente in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Registo Nacional de Utentes, the Médico de Família Assignment, the Centro de Saúde Walk and the Foreign-Resident Documentary Chain Under Lei 95/2019 and Decreto-Lei 113/2011

Getting an SNS Número de Utente in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Registo Nacional de Utentes, the Médico de Família Assignment, the Centro de Saúde Walk and the Foreign-Resident Documentary Chain Under Lei 95/2019 and Decreto-Lei 113/2011

Getting an SNS Número de Utente in 2026 — legal frame under Lei 95/2019 and Decreto-Lei 113/2011, documentary chain (Título de Residência, NIF, NISS, Atestado da Junta), Registo Nacional de Utentes inscription, Médico de Família assignment, SNS24 / Vacinas / Portal do Cidadão digital rail.
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Nurses Walk Out on the International Day of the Nurse — SEP Calls a National Strike Across Public, Private and Social Sectors for Tuesday 12 May 2026 as the Ordem dos Enfermeiros Reads a 14,000-Position Shortfall and a 40% New-Graduate Emigration Rate

Nurses Walk Out on the International Day of the Nurse — SEP Calls a National Strike Across Public, Private and Social Sectors for Tuesday 12 May 2026 as the Ordem dos Enfermeiros Reads a 14,000-Position Shortfall and a 40% New-Graduate Emigration Rate

Nurses across Portugal walk into a one-day national strike on Tuesday 12 May 2026 — the International Day of the Nurse — at the call of the Sindicato dos Enfermeiros Portugueses (SEP). The strike covers the public Serviço Nacional de Saúde, the...
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