Algarve has 6 more General and Family Medicine doctors

235 vacancies were opened across the country, of which 160 were filled

The Algarve has six more doctors of General and Family Medicine, placed in the scope of the 2nd season 2021 competition for specialist doctors in the National Health Service.

Across the country, according to the Ministry of Health, 160 vacancies were filled in the area of ​​general and family medicine, of which 93 are located in the Regional Health Administration (ARS) of the North, 32 in the ARS of Lisbon and Vale do Tejo. , 27 in ARS do Centro, 6 in ARS do Algarve and 2 in ARS do Alentejo.

Contacted by Sul Informação, ARS Algarve indicated that the six doctors were placed in the Personalized Health Care Units of Albufeira, Aljezur, Loulé, Portimão, Silves and Mar in Tavira.

In the case of Aljezur, the local council has already welcomed the placement of this doctor, but stressed that, in order to carry out this reinforcement, “it was essential to encourage the municipality with the guarantee of accommodation”, as had already happened “with other professionals, from the medical career, placed in the Health Center” of the village.

For the first time, this contest does not end with this choice, as Order No. 12248-A/2021, of December 16, allows Local Health Units to recruit doctors and the Regional Health Administrations to open new competitions to fill vacancies that were not chosen.

«For this competition, 235 vacancies were opened, which represents, for the special evaluation period, both the largest number of vacancies made available for General and Family Medicine in the last six years, and the largest number of doctors recruited, 160», he points out. the Ministry of Health.

In the second season of 2021, 91 doctors of general and family medicine had completed their specialization, “and it was possible to attract 160 specialists to the SNS by virtue of the option to open a number of vacancies made available in the competition greater than the number of newly-specialized doctors in the NHS”. corresponding period, in view of existing needs'.

«It is estimated that the recruitment of these 160 doctors will allow about 300 thousand users to have access to a family doctor», concludes the Ministry.

 



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