On the last day of both 2023 and 2024, there were several patients on the waiting list of public hospitals in Portugal for both scheduled surgeries and first consultations. The highest number of patients waiting for an appointment in 2024 was found in first specialty consultations which were not oncology or cardiology. These amounted to **, having increased from the previous year. The number of patients waiting for a scheduled surgery excluding the mentioned specialties reached over **.
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Entidade Reguladora da Saúde (ERS). (April 8, 2025). Number of patients on the waiting list of public hospitals in Portugal from 2023 to 2024, by medical specialty [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1477799/portugal-patients-on-the-waiting-list-by-specialty/
Entidade Reguladora da Saúde (ERS). "Number of patients on the waiting list of public hospitals in Portugal from 2023 to 2024, by medical specialty." Chart. April 8, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1477799/portugal-patients-on-the-waiting-list-by-specialty/
Entidade Reguladora da Saúde (ERS). (2025). Number of patients on the waiting list of public hospitals in Portugal from 2023 to 2024, by medical specialty. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/1477799/portugal-patients-on-the-waiting-list-by-specialty/
Entidade Reguladora da Saúde (ERS). "Number of Patients on The Waiting List of Public Hospitals in Portugal from 2023 to 2024, by Medical Specialty." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Apr 2025, /statistics/1477799/portugal-patients-on-the-waiting-list-by-specialty/
Entidade Reguladora da Saúde (ERS), Number of patients on the waiting list of public hospitals in Portugal from 2023 to 2024, by medical specialty ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1477799/portugal-patients-on-the-waiting-list-by-specialty/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Number of patients on the waiting list of public hospitals in Portugal from 2023 to 2024, by medical specialty [Graph], Entidade Reguladora da Saúde (ERS), April 8, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1477799/portugal-patients-on-the-waiting-list-by-specialty/
