Portuguese healthcare

The Algarve is one of the best places to live in Portugal, nowhere else in the world could you have a lifestyle quite like the one you could have while living on the southern coast of Portugal.

If you live in Portugal, or are planning to move, healthcare will undoubtedly be close to the top of your list of things to sort out. The national health service in Portugal is known as the SNS and has a good reputation, while private healthcare is also a popular option.

COVID-19 self-test kits in Portugal, also known as rapid antigen tests, can now be bought in Portuguese supermarkets. The measure was originally announced by MP Mariana Vieira da Silva on 15th July 2021 and tests are already available in some stores.

Portugal has already started issuing digital vaccination certificates, in some cases also known as vaccination passports in Portugal. As of Thursday 17th June 2021, it has also been possible to request PCR test and recovery certificates on the SNS24 (health service) portal in Portugal.

We’ve been a little distracted lately with the surprise of the COVID-19 pandemic filling the headlines in Portugal and across Europe.

With the lifting of the national state of emergency after the COVID-19 crisis, the Portuguese are gradually resuming normal life as much as possible, and under strict rules that must be followed by everyone; rules regarding work routines, the frequency of public transport, habits in our ho

After almost two months of confinement due to the pandemic, the desire to leave home and make plans with friends and family is surely growing.

Will I still be able to access healthcare in Portugal after Brexit? This is a question asked by many British citizens in the wake of the Brexit deadline, both by tourists and expat residents in Portugal.

Many British ex-pats who live in Portugal and elsewhere in Europe have been worrying about their status recently, but thanks to the new Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill going through parliament, they will be covered in terms of healthcare after Brexit. Since the UK is still a member of

The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is a customised card which allows its holder to receive medical care during a temporary stay in a country in the European Union, the European Economic Area (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) and Switzerland. What is the Health Card for? Briefly, the European