Hospitals with reference centers will have a higher funding of the institutions that did not obtain this classification, a form of government support, “the material plane,” this recognition, announced today the Minister of Health.
“There will be a positive discrimination, ie hospitals that have referral centers have a different payment than those who do not. it’s an incentive financial, which complements the technical and scientific incentive of recognition,” said Adalberto Fernandes fields.
the minister was speaking to journalists at the end of the recognition ceremony of the reference centers, a ceremony held in Lisbon and joined dozens of officers and hospital administrators, 82 of which covered with an information board obtaining this classification.
of the 184 applications that arrived at the Commission for the Recognition of centers of reference, chaired by João Lobo Antunes, were recognized 82 referral centers in 19 areas clinics.
As noted by John Lobo Antunes at the opening speech of this ceremony, this was a project started by the previous government, the initiative of the Minister Paulo Macedo.
“Adalberto Campos Fernandes and his team understood that it was something that should be continued, stimulated, which, as we know, is not habit in Portugal: change governments change policies, you start from scratch. It is not the case, “he said.
The first priority areas also announced during the Paulo Macedo mandate were refractory epilepsy, onco-ophthalmology, family Amyloidosis, lung transplantation, pancreas transplantation and liver transplantation
to these were added today 13 more priority areas: cardiology structural intervention, congenital heart disease, inherited metabolic disorders, refractory epilepsy, adult oncology – cancer of the esophagus, adult oncology. – testicular cancer, adult oncology – sarcomas of soft tissue and bone, adult oncology – rectal cancer, adult oncology – hepatobilio-pancreatic cancer, pediatric oncology, pediatric kidney transplant, heart transplant, kidney transplant / adults <. / p>
John Lobo Antunes clarified in relation to hospitals who applied but did not receive this recognition, “there are defense mechanisms.”
“the commission is open to review your decisions , where we find that injustices were committed, something has escaped us in careful reading we did, “he said.
at the end of the ceremony, the Minister of Health said that positive discrimination in payments to hospitals these reference centers “is being finalized”, excusing to reveal values, which should be known “next week”.
According to the minister, “is not enough to recognize, formally, it is also necessary to recognize the material plane. “
” Since we intend, with the next wave of contractualization to 2016, to introduce the National Health Service [NHS], the principle of free access and free movement, mediated by the family doctor, we want the Portuguese want to go where they feel that is the competence, differentiation and know-how, “he said.
in this regard, stated that” free access and free movement in the NHS will be implemented from 2016 contractualization, delayed due to the delay of publication of the state budget for 2016. from April we will have these measures on the ground “
the minister said:.” There we can all do everything. We are different and we have skills to do some things and no power to do all things “
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