medicina geral e familiar
Published 5 November 2026, 23:09
medicina geral e familiar (general and family medicine — a medical specialty)
The family doctor's specialty: general medicine, care of patients with chronic conditions, prevention, uncomplicated pregnancies, children. Private clinics list appointments in this specialty under this name — they stand in for a state family doctor if you do not have one.
Where you come across it. Choosing a doctor at a private clinic, a doctor's licence, the sign on a consulting-room door at a health centre.
A private doctor in this specialty can write prescriptions and certificates, but does not look after you within the state system: routine check-ups and invitations for vaccinations come from your assigned SNS doctor.
Official website: sns.gov.pt/institucional/unidades-de-saude