Union says the IT failure in the National Health Service continues to cause disruptions

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A systems failure in Portugal’s National Health Service is still disrupting prescriptions, clinic access, and pharmacy billing in several locations. The outage is affecting healthcare services in Alentejo and Greater Lisbon, and it is also limiting access to patient history data that doctors use to avoid errors. Hospitals have activated contingency plans to keep urgent care running, but waiting times may rise. The incident highlights how dependent healthcare operations are on reliable clinical and administrative software.

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