“It facilitates access to SNS and is a service where professionals help everyone close to them,” said the Minister of Health, Manuel Pizarro, at the opening ceremony of the SNS 24 subsidiaries in Évora.
The official highlighted the benefits of the branches, especially for “people less familiar with the health system,” which also contributes to resolving some of the inequalities that still exist in access to the health system. He emphasized during the opening of the first branch of SNS 24, in the diocese of Senhora da Said, that it “helps those who face more difficulties to function well, to interact in a natural way with the health system,” on Wednesday. , 21 June.
Accompanied by the Secretary of State for Health, Ricardo Mestre, the Head of SPMS, Sandra Cavaca, and the Head of the Regional Health Department of Alentejo, María Filomena Méndez, Manuel Pizarro attended a presentation of the services available at Balcão SNS 24 in Bacelo, the second conquest.
Branches have been installed in more rural areas, where there is a greater shortage of doctors, “Here we have good coverage, but it makes people’s lives easier, in spite of everything. It is a social media service with great proximity,” he added.
Branches support health services. With the support of digital intermediaries, anyone can access the various digital services provided by SNS, in a safe, efficient and quality manner, in two ways, either through facilitated access or through mediated access, which makes it possible, for example, to make appointments, Renewal of chronic medications, review of examinations, among others.
The number of SNS 24 branches continues to increase in parish councils, citizen spaces, residential institutions and prison institutions. In total, there are already 378 in the country, providing health SNS services to all citizens.
Manuel Pizarro asked SPMS to continue making this solution work: “Branches are close spaces,” he praised.
