Portuguese National Health Service

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The Portuguese National Health Service is Portugal’s publicly funded universal healthcare system that provides comprehensive medical services to residents through a nationwide network of hospitals and primary care centers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public health system
universal health care system
abbreviation SNS NERFINISHED
costToUsers mostly free at point of use
country Portugal
coverage universal
eligibility Portuguese citizens
legal residents
financedBy general taxation
social contributions
fundingModel publicly funded
governedBy Ministry of Health of Portugal NERFINISHED
hasComponent disease prevention programs
public health programs
screening programs
vaccination programs
hasDigitalService electronic medical records system
online health portal
hasPolicy primary care as first point of contact
referral system to specialist care
languageOfService Portuguese
legalBasis Portuguese Constitution NERFINISHED
nativeName Serviço Nacional de Saúde NERFINISHED
networkIncludes family health units
health centers
local health units
primary care centers
public hospitals
objective ensure equitable access to health care
promote public health
reduce health inequalities
providesTo adults
children
elderly
sector public sector health care
serviceType comprehensive medical services
emergency care
hospital care
maternity care
mental health services
pharmaceutical services
preventive care
primary care
specialized care
targetPopulation residents of Portugal
userCharges moderated co-payments

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School of Medicine collaboratesWith Portuguese National Health Service
subject surface form: School of Medicine, University of Minho