Table 1 Patients enrolled in a primary care practice without a GP assigned per group of primary care practices (ACES; n = 55) (% of enrolled patients in primary care units; 2013–2023)
From: Primary health care coverage in Portugal: the promise of a general practitioner for all
Group of primary care practices (ACES) | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alentejo Central | 1.8 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 13.9 | 13.1 |
Alentejo Litoral | 24.6 | 31.5 | 26.9 | 14.3 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 13.0 | 16.6 | 12.5 | 16.9 | 24.3 |
Algarve Barlavento | 51.1 | 55.7 | 36.9 | 33.6 | 28.8 | 27.0 | 21.5 | 22.7 | 27.5 | 28.1 | 31.9 |
Algarve Central | 23.9 | 30.2 | 21.8 | 12.4 | 9.2 | 5.6 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 15.6 | 17.4 |
Algarve Sotavento | 6.2 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 13.9 | 15.6 |
Almada/Seixal | 20.1 | 24.1 | 18.2 | 17.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 10.7 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 18.2 |
Alto Ave | 3.8 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 4.5 |
Alto Minho | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
Alto Tâmega e Barroso | 2.3 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
Amadora | 20.8 | 31.2 | 28.9 | 21.5 | 26.2 | 29.5 | 28.9 | 27.7 | 27.3 | 34.1 | 32.9 |
Arco Ribeirinho | 23.8 | 23.5 | 27.5 | 28.9 | 22.1 | 23.5 | 19.6 | 24.5 | 27.1 | 36.9 | 38.1 |
Arrábida | 26.3 | 31.1 | 29.0 | 26.8 | 27.5 | 26.2 | 24.9 | 21.8 | 23.1 | 25.5 | 27.8 |
Ave / Famalicão | 6.8 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 6.6 | 1.9 |
Aveiro Norte | 12.9 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Baixo Alentejo | 4.4 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 9.3 | 17.4 | 18.2 |
Baixo Mondego | 8.6 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 9.4 | 9.1 |
Baixo Tâmega | 19.3 | 24.5 | 16.6 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
Baixo Vouga | 3.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 11.1 |
Barcelos / Esposende | 4.4 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 1.0 |
Beira Interior Sul | 2.0 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 6.4 | 12.3 | 16.0 | 13.2 |
Braga | 14.0 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
Cascais | 20.4 | 25.5 | 24.6 | 17.3 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 18.6 | 20.8 | 22.0 |
Cova da Beira | 10.3 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 9.8 | 18.4 |
Dão Lafões | 11.2 | 10.7 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 7.7 |
Douro Sul | 10.3 | 10.3 | 15.7 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
Espinho / Gaia | 1.5 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 7.2 | 2.1 | 2.9 |
Estuário do Tejo | 21.9 | 34.0 | 31.0 | 28.9 | 29.3 | 19.2 | 14.6 | 20.2 | 27.4 | 39.4 | 46.5 |
Feira e Arouca | 7.8 | 8.2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 1.2 |
Gaia | 5.3 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
Gerês / Cabreira | 7.4 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
Gondomar | 1.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
Guarda | 4.5 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 9.6 | 12.7 | 14.2 |
Lezíria | 15.0 | 24.5 | 22.0 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 13.9 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 14.3 | 23.7 | 26.9 |
Lisboa Central | 6.3 | 13.9 | 17.7 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 14.4 | 12.6 | 13.8 | 18.9 | 27.5 | 29.9 |
Lisboa Norte | 18.4 | 18.3 | 16.4 | 13.2 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 10.0 | 13.9 | 23.8 | 29.7 |
Lisboa Ocidental e Oeiras | 10.4 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 9.8 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 15.7 | 18.2 | 12.9 |
Loures / Odivelas | 19.1 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 14.2 | 12.4 | 14.8 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 20.3 | 25.9 | 30.2 |
Maia / Valongo | 1.8 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 6.3 |
Marão e Douro Norte | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
Matosinhos | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
Médio Tejo | 17.5 | 18.4 | 16.1 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 18.0 | 24.6 | 32.1 |
Nordeste | 3.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 7.6 |
Oeste Norte | 10.2 | 13.2 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 9.6 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 21.1 | 25.2 | 28.7 |
Oeste Sul | 26.6 | 32.8 | 26.9 | 24.7 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 9.2 | 20.9 | 35.0 | 41.7 |
Pinhal Interior Norte | 2.8 | 5.8 | 10.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 9.1 | 18.4 |
Pinhal Interior Sul | 1.9 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 11.9 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 32.7 |
Pinhal Litoral | 16.4 | 16.7 | 11.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 9.1 | 14.0 | 31.6 |
Porto Ocidental | 6.3 | 10.5 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
Porto Oriental | 7.2 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 2.2 |
Póvoa do Varzim / Vila do Conde | 1.8 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
Santo Tirso / Trofa | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
São Mamede | 7.7 | 11.9 | 7.9 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 15.4 | 17.3 | 18.5 |
Sintra | 29.6 | 34.7 | 27.1 | 24.3 | 23.8 | 22.1 | 23.8 | 26.2 | 30.8 | 33.1 | 35.4 |
Vale do Sousa Norte | 17.9 | 10.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Vale do Sousa Sul | 6.0 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 1.7 |