Why is there a GP crisis in Portugal? Portugal GP crisis explained for patients seeking access to primary care.

A GP crisis in Portugal refers to shortages of general practitioners (médicos de família), limited registration with a family doctor, and pressure on the Serviço Nacional de Saúde (SNS). This episode explains the structural causes, regional disparities, and what this means for patients across Portugal.

You will learn:

• What the Portugal GP crisis means for access to a registered family doctor

• Workforce shortages, retirement trends, and increasing demand in public healthcare

• How waiting times and continuity of care may be affected

• Differences between public primary care units, private consultations, and urgent care services

• When telemedicine consultation may be clini ...