produção adicional
Published 8 November 2026, 19:36
produção adicional (additional production, a hospital's extra work beyond its plan)
Operations, appointments and tests that state hospital teams carry out on top of their normal work plan and are paid for separately. This extra capacity is what brings waiting lists down: when there is no money for it, the waiting list stops moving, even though the normal schedule carries on as usual.
Where you come across it. The waiting list for planned surgery; a date that is suddenly moved.
Stopping the extra work does not cancel the maximum waiting times (TMRG): if the maximum time runs out, the hospital must tell you and arrange treatment elsewhere.
Official website: ers.pt