The 13 doctors now placed within the scope of the competitive procedure for hiring doctors specialising in MGF will be integrated into the three Health Center Groups (ACeS) in the Algarve: eight in ACeS Central, three in ACeS Barlavento and two in ACeS Sotavento, revealed the ULS.

“This reinforcement translates into a direct impact on reducing the number of people without a family doctor, which is currently estimated at around 106,000 users in the region”, highlighted the institution.

With this, “more than 21% of users currently without a family doctor” will now have regular monitoring.

This is “a significant advance in the response capacity of primary health care”.

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