PORTUGAL HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
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Contents 3
Table of Figures 4
Acknowledgements 5
Foreword 7
Key Findings 9
Executive Summary 11
Introduction 17
Methods 18
Section 1. Achieving Better Health for the Portuguese Population 21
Improving the health status of the Portuguese 21
Improving equity in health 24
Addressing main risk factors and promoting healthier lifestyles 27
Policy recommendations 31
Section 2. Ensuring Confidence and Satisfaction in High Quality, Accessible Health Services 33
Health system responsiveness 33
Access to health services 34
Quality, safety and outcomes of health care services 36
Policy recommendations 39
Section 3. Ensuring Social Solidarity 41
Social and financial risk protection 41
Equity in finance 43
Inequalities in access to health care services 44
Policy recommendations 45
Section 4. Health System Sustainability and Efficiency 47
Patterns in health system spending and financial sustainability 47
Non-financial sustainability 50
Health system efficiency 52
Policy recommendations 53
References 55
Annex 1. List of Indicator Sources 57
Annex 2. Summary of Performance Dimensions, Policy Questions and Performance Indicators 59
Annex 3. Summary of Policy Questions, Findings and Policy Recommendations 63