The National Health System in Portugal

From Expansion to Crisis

Authors

  • Alexandra Fernandes ISCTE Lisbon University Institute
  • Susan Burnett Imperial College London- Centre for Patient Safety and Service Quality
  • Maria Major Nova School of Business and Economics
  • Mafalda Figueiredo Instituto Universitário de Lisboa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26537/rebules.v0i27.747

Keywords:

National Health Service;, Public expenditure on health;, Economic and financial crisis;, Public sector reforms;, Portugal;

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to discuss the idea that governments should not take policy measures for the development and growth of National Health System (NHS) without taking into account their financial sustainability.

Author Biographies

Alexandra Fernandes, ISCTE Lisbon University Institute

Professora auxiliar no Instituto Universitário de Lisboa no departamento de Marketing, Operações e Gestão Geral. Licenciada em Finanças Empresariais no Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração de Lisboa no ano de 2014; Douturada em Organização e Gestão de Empresas no ISCTE-IUL - Instituto Superior Ciências Trabalho e da Empresa no ano de 2004; Mestre em Políticas e Gestão de Recursos Humanos no ISCTE-IUL - Instituto Superior Ciências Trabalho e da Empresa no ano de 1997; Licenciada em Psicologia na Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação - UL no ano de 1992.

Susan Burnett, Imperial College London- Centre for Patient Safety and Service Quality

Having worked in the health sector for over twenty years Susan has experience on the board of high profile organisations. For five years she was Director of National Programmes at the National Patient Safety Agency. Her research interests include national policy for patient safety and its impact at the frontline, comparing the approaches taken in different European countries; organisational strategies to improve patient safety; and the role of the Board, senior leaders and managers in patient safety including the impact of management systems on the reliability of healthcare. Susan runs the Centre’s consultancy group and is involved in a wide range of projects in the field of patient safety and service quality

Maria Major, Nova School of Business and Economics

BSc, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor at NOVA School of Business & Economics, Reseacher at INOVA (NOVA SBE) and BRU/UNIDE (ISCTE-IUL)

Mafalda Figueiredo, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa

BSc, MSc and Researcher from Marketing, Operations and Management Department, ISCTE Lisbon University Institute, Portugal 

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Published

2016-06:-22

How to Cite

Fernandes, A., Burnett, S., Major, M., & Figueiredo, M. (2016). The National Health System in Portugal: From Expansion to Crisis. Journal of Business and Legal Sciences Revista De Ciências Empresariais E Jurídicas, (27), 85–101. https://doi.org/10.26537/rebules.v0i27.747

Issue

No. 27 (2016): Revista de Ciências Empresariais e Jurídicas / Review of Business and Legal Sciences

Section

Articles