A new study has found that more than 40 percent of Portuguese doctors claim that a lack of material interferes with their work, and the majority believe their national health service cannot take any more cuts without compromising the quality of care it provides. The survey, carried out by a Lisbon University at the request of the Doctors’ Register, indicates that almost 60% of health centre workers and 44% of professionals in public hospitals have noticed a lack of basic materials such as paper, gloves or needles. Over 3,000 doctors filled out the questionnaire developed for the survey.