Tag: waiting times
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Portugal Rejects ‘Chaos’ Claim: PM Says SNS Performance Is Improving
Portugal’s Prime Minister Pushes Back Against Healthcare Chaos Narratives Portugal’s prime minister dismissed reports of an ongoing “chaos” in the country’s health service, the SNS, arguing that the perception does not reflect the actual state of the system. Speaking in Porto on Monday, the PM asserted that the public narrative of crisis is detached from…
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Portugal: PM says perception of SNS chaos is unfounded, cites record hospital waiting times
Portugal: Government rejects narrative of SNS chaos Portugal’s prime minister pushed back on headlines that paint the country’s health service, the SNS, as mired in chaos. Speaking at an event in Porto on Monday, the premier argued that the widespread perception of disarray does not reflect the actual state of the system, especially in hospitals…
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Portugal: PM Pushes Back at ‘Chaos’ Perception in Healthcare, Citing Better Waiting Times
Portugal’s Prime Minister Rejects the Notion of Healthcare Chaos In a pointed briefing in Porto on Monday, Portugal’s Prime Minister challenged the prevailing public perception that the country’s health service, the SNS, is slipping into chaos. He argued that while there is a “perception of chaos,” it does not reflect the reality on the ground,…
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Unacceptable Waits for Adult Gender Clinic Appointments: What a New Review Reveals
Summary of the report findings A recent review has drawn attention to the troubling delays faced by people seeking care at adult gender clinics. The report describes waiting times as “unacceptably long,” with individuals often waiting weeks to months for an initial appointment and for follow‑up care. The findings come amid growing public concern about…
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Long waits: England adults endure up to 700 days for eating disorder treatment
Introduction: a troubling landscape for adult eating disorder care Adults in England living with eating disorders are facing alarming delays in accessing essential treatment. The National Audit of Eating Disorders (NAED) has surfaced stark figures showing that some patients wait as long as 700 days for vital care. This finding, highlighted in the first NAED…
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Cardiology Waiting Times Raise Fear of Heart Attack
Overview: Waiting for Cardiology Care Takes a Toll For many patients with heart concerns, delays in seeing a cardiologist mean more than just longer to-do lists and medical forms — they carry real, frightening consequences for wellbeing. In Scarborough, 58-year-old Scott McKenna describes his seven-year journey to a heart failure diagnosis as a period of…