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0609/2016 - Primary Health Care Reform in Portugal: Portuguese, modern and innovative.
A Reforma dos Cuidados de Saúde Primários em Portugal: Portuguesa, moderna e inovadora.

Author:

• André Rosa Biscaia - Biscaia, André Rosa - USF Marginal - <andre.rosa.biscaia@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• LILIANA CORREIA VALENTE HELENO - VALENTE HELENO, LILIANA CORREIA - USF Marginal - <lilianascvalente@hotmail.com>

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Abstract:

The 2005 reform of Portuguese primary health care (PHC) was one of the most successful reforms of the country‘s public services. The most relevant event was the Family Health Units (FHU): voluntary and self-organized multidisciplinary teams that provide personalized medical and nursing care to a group of people. In a second moment, the remaining dimensions of the PPHC were reorganized with the creation of the Health Center Clusters (ACeS). Clinical governance was implemented aiming at achieving gains in health by improving quality and participation and accountability of all. This article aims to characterize the 2005 reform of Portuguese PHC with an analysis of their systemic and local dimensions. This is a case study of a reform in the area of PHC of a health system with documentary analysis and description of one of its units. This reform was portuguese, modern and innovative. Portuguese by not breaking completely with the past, modern because it has allied with technology and networking, and innovative because it broke with the traditional hierarchical model. It fulfilled the goal of a reform: achieved improvements with greater satisfaction of all and gains in health.

Keywords:

primary healthcarehealthcare reformorganizational innovation

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Biscaia, André Rosa, VALENTE HELENO, LILIANA CORREIA . Primary Health Care Reform in Portugal: Portuguese, modern and innovative.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2016/Dec). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/primary-health-care-reform-in-portugal-portuguese-modern-and-innovative/16035?id=16035&id=16035



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