Portugal struggles to recruit family doctors despite recent competition

Only 273 out of 711 positions for family doctors were filled in the latest competition.

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This outcome will still assign a specialist to over 400,000 patients.

The shortage of general practitioners remains a major challenge for Portugal's healthcare system.

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