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The Portuguese identity card (Portuguese: Cartão de cidadão, CC) (lit. ' Citizen card '), is an identity document issued by the Government of Portugal to its citizens. The card replaces several previous documents, including the Bilhete de Identidade (BI; Identity Card), Social Security card, National Health Service card, Taxpayer card and voter registration card, [2] in one secure card.
It is issued free of charge to anyone covered by the social security system of the United Kingdom and provides evidence of entitlement to the provision of healthcare services under the UK's reciprocal healthcare agreements with the European Union, Switzerland, [1] Norway, [2] Iceland, [2] Liechtenstein, [2] Montenegro, [2] Guernsey and some ...
[32] [37] People from the EU without an EHIC, Provisional Replacement Certificate (PRC) [38] or S1 or S2 visa may have to pay. [39] People applying for a visa or immigration application for more than six months have to pay an immigration health surcharge when applying for their visa and can then get treatment on the same basis as a resident.
Healthcare in Portugal is provided through three coexisting systems: the National Health Service (Portuguese: Serviço Nacional de Saúde, SNS), special social health insurance schemes for certain professions (health subsystems) and voluntary private health insurance.
The Ministry of Health (Portuguese: Ministério da Saúde) is a Portuguese government ministry. The minister is Ana Paula Martins, she is a pharmacist and a politician. Her deputies are Cristina Vaz Tomé and Ana Povo.
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care which provides a number of support services to the National Health Service in England and Wales. It was created on 1 October 2005 following a review by the Department of Health of its "arm's length bodies". It ...
In 2020, 10.6% of total government expenditure in Portugal is allocated to health, in comparison to 10.9% in the European Union. [14] This value has a direct relation with the reduction of child and infant mortality rate, maternal ratio, improvement of the national healthcare system, allowing it to be free, universal and accessible to all ...
There are no guarantees that the government will stick to its government program, but if it fails to do so, its actions will be judged by the citizens in forthcoming elections. The Government may also be questioned by the other three sovereignty organs: the president of the republic, the Assembly of the Republic and the courts.