To allow the presence of family members at the bedside of their acutely ill relatives
represents a challenge for overcrowded emergency departments (EDs). Until last year,
families were only exceptionally given permission to stay with their ill relatives
in most of the Portuguese EDs. To humanize patients' care, the Portuguese Parliament
adopted a law that from July 2010 provides the right for patients to be accompanied
by a person of their choice.
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