The Ministry of Health announced this Thursday the opening of 322 vacancies with incentives to employ more doctors in areas considered to be in need, 47 more vacancies than last year.
According to a government decree published this Thursday in the newspaper Diário da República, the measure aims to “reduce the asymmetries that exist in different regions, such as peripheral areas and areas with high demographic pressure, which show great difficulties in attracting new specialists.”
“This specific measure, which allows for incentives for those who settle in areas of need, helps ensure the constitutionally enshrined right to health care, regardless of the social, economic status and place of residence of each citizen,” he said.
The authorities have opened 18 vacancies for local health facilities (ULS) in Arco Ribeirinho and the Tagus Estuary, 17 vacancies for ULS in Leiria and Oeste and 16 vacancies for ULS in Arrábida, Leziria, Seixal, Castelo Branco from Loures Odivelas. , Baixo Alentejo, Littoral Alentejuno and Medio Tagus.
There were 15 vacancies open in the Cova da Beira, Algarve and Alto Alentejo ULS, 11 in the Guarda ULS, Trás os Montes and Alto Douro ULS, Viseu Dau Lafón, Central Alentejo and North East 10, eight in the Amadora/Sintra and San José ULS, six in the Santa Maria ULS, five in the West Lisbon ULS and one in the Baixo Mondego ULS.
The government says the opening of more than 300 vacancies will provide “greater equity in access to health care, minimizing regional asymmetries that may persist, particularly in more peripheral areas or areas with higher demographic pressures.”
As the National Health Service’s (NHS) recruitment, retention and assessment of human resources continues, the Government reiterates that this planning exercise is the result of a “wider reform” of the ULS organisation.
“This model also strengthens the work with various local partners, namely the participation of municipalities in planning, organizing and managing the functioning of the medical response to the population of a given geographical region, strengthening proximity and network management,” he emphasizes.
According to the department, the determination of areas considered to be in need is based on the percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) “per capita”, the number of health workers depending on the population density covered by the health service or facility, and its comparison with other establishments of the same group , performance level, and geographic distance, among other things.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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