Six other measures considered to be priorities (out of a total of 26) are also “ongoing”: new clinical priority for cancer patients, creation of Family Health Units model C (USF C), reinforcement of the public response in partnership with the private sector (Doctors’ Associations and Cooperatives), encouragement of adherence to the voluntary scheme for an additional user portfolio, structured intervention programs for anxiety and depression in Primary Health Care and the creation of regional mental health services for the hospitalization of high-risk patients. complexity.
The working group coordinator highlights the increased response capacity in the SNS and the effects of the creation of Clinical Care Centers (to divert people from emergencies), remembering that the operation of these centers reduced waiting times in emergency services by 20%.
However, he says it is essential to “make contracts more flexible” to be able to attract and retain health professionals: “Closed contracts do not serve the new generations, who greatly value, and increasingly, greater articulation between professional, personal, family and social life”.
He also highlights the need for programs that help increase the population’s literacy and faster communication with citizens: “People must always know where to turn and when”.
“Prior contact [com o serviços] This is what is done in the most developed countries”he adds.