According to data consulted by the Lusa agency, between January 2016 and December last year, the month that recorded the lowest number of users without a family doctor was September 2019 (641,228), while the highest number was reached in May 2023 ( 1,757,747).

Between the minimum of September 2019 and the maximum of May 2023, the number of users without this specialist assigned increased by 174%.

On the other hand, the number of users registered in primary health care went from 10,574,055 in January 2023 to 10,570,863 in December, a decrease of 3,192 registered.

Between June 2020 and June 2023, the increase in subscribers was constant, from 10,267,818 to 10,622,877 respectively, which represents 3.4% more users.