2026-10-10 · 4 min
Fitness-for-work certificate: jobs, competitions and hiring
Professional fitness certificate for employment and public competitions. It is not sick leave and it does not start sickness benefit.
Kliniqa Health Blog
Short answers with FAQ and a link to the right consultation: IMT, general practice, prescriptions, CIT, blood tests, urgent care and fitness certificates.
2026-10-07 · 4 min
Boating-licence medical in Portugal: what DGRM asks for
Online assessment for a recreational boating licence, including colour vision, for a first licence or a renewal. It does not file the DGRM application.
2026-10-04 · 5 min
Renewing a long-term prescription online: what to bring, and what does not belong here
A consultation for stable long-term medication. What to prepare, the limits, and when to book general practice instead.
2026-10-01 · 5 min
General online consultation: when it is enough, and when to use urgent care or 112
General practice is for problems that can wait. Urgent care is for same-day acute symptoms. Signs that need 112.
2026-09-28 · 4 min
Gym certificate in Portugal: fitness note or IPDJ exam?
Gyms, running and CrossFit ask for a fitness certificate. Federated sport asks for the IPDJ exam. When to use each.
2026-09-25 · 5 min
IPDJ sports medical online: what to prepare
For federated athletes: the IPDJ form, when an ECG and vaccination record may be required, and how this differs from a gym certificate.
2026-09-22 · 4 min
After the assessment: why weight follow-up is not optional
The first consultation sets the plan; follow-up is where dose, effects and safety are adjusted. Stopping on prescription day leaves treatment unfinished.
2026-09-21 · 5 min
Fever or diarrhoea after travel: urgent care, travel clinic or 112?
Symptoms after you return to Portugal: when to book urgent care, when the travel clinic is the wrong act, and when to call 112.
2026-09-19 · 4 min
Weight-management consultation pack: who it is for
Assessment plus the first follow-ups, or follow-ups only if the plan has already started. What the pack includes, and what it does not promise.
2026-09-18 · 5 min
Going back to your country of origin: do you still need a travel clinic?
Immigrant or expat visiting Brazil, Angola, Mozambique or another country of origin: what changes after years in Portugal.
2026-09-16 · 5 min
Diabetes, hypertension and a weight-management consultation
Why the weight plan intersects diabetes and blood-pressure medicines, and what the doctor needs to know in the same assessment.
2026-09-15 · 5 min
Yellow fever and the international vaccination certificate
What the international vaccination certificate is, where yellow fever vaccine is given in Portugal, and what the travel consultation does (and does not do).
2026-09-13 · 5 min
Weight-loss medication without a consultation: what the law requires
In Portugal these medicines need a medical prescription. Buying without assessment is not a shortcut. It is a clinical and legal risk.
2026-09-12 · 5 min
Last-minute travel clinic: what you can still do
Leaving in under two weeks: what an online travel consultation can still cover, what is too late, and when to book anyway.
2026-09-10 · 4 min
Pausing and restarting weight-loss treatment
Travel, stock shortages, pregnancy or effects: what not to do alone, and why restarting needs reassessment, not the old prescription.
2026-09-07 · 5 min
Weight-treatment effects: when to contact the doctor
Nausea, constipation and low appetite are common; warning signs need urgent assessment or 112. What to do without stopping in a rush.
2026-09-04 · 5 min
Keeping weight off after medical treatment
When the weight has already come down, follow-up does not end by magic. What the doctor reviews and why stopping overnight risks yo-yo regain.
2026-09-01 · 5 min
When medical weight treatment is not indicated
Pregnancy, contraindications, missing data or risk greater than benefit: the doctor may not prescribe, and that is still a clinical decision.
2026-08-29 · 5 min
Blood tests before weight-management treatment: which and why
Why the doctor may ask for glucose, HbA1c, thyroid and lipids before starting a plan, and what to do if you do not yet have results.
2026-08-26 · 5 min
BMI and clinical indication: the doctor does not prescribe just because you want to lose weight
What the doctor assesses beyond BMI, why wanting to lose weight is not enough, and when pharmacological treatment may not be the right next step.
2026-08-23 · 4 min
Weight-management follow-up: when to book
What follow-up is for after the first assessment, what the doctor reviews, and why renewing a prescription is not a stand-alone act.
2026-08-20 · 5 min
Online or in-person weight-management consultation: what changes
What a video call can assess, when the doctor asks you to attend in person or for blood tests, and why it remains a clinical consultation.
2026-08-09 · 4 min
Blood tests without a family doctor: how to request them online
Blood-test referral without SNS or a family doctor: what the doctor requests and how to use it at the laboratory.
2026-08-09 · 4 min
School medical certificate online: absence and enrolment
How to obtain a school medical certificate by video call: what the doctor assesses and what to prepare (including families without SNS).
2026-08-09 · 5 min
IMT medical certificate online in Portugal: how to renew your licence
What you need for the online driving medical, why SNS is required, and when to choose a home visit.
2026-08-09 · 5 min
Sick leave on green receipts: CIT for the self-employed
How the CIT works for self-employed workers, what to prepare (SNS + NISS) and differences from employees.
2026-08-09 · 4 min
Urgent online consultation: when to book and when to call 112
The difference between online urgent care, hospital A&E and 112: symptoms suited to a video call and warning signs.
2026-08-09 · 5 min
Online travel clinic: vaccines and malaria before you leave
Travel consultation: vaccination plan by destination, malaria prophylaxis, and what Kliniqa does (and does not do) for yellow fever.
2026-08-09 · 4 min
English-speaking online doctor in Portugal: a guide for expats
How to book in English (GP / urgent), prescriptions valid in Portugal, and limits (CIT vs sick note).
2026-08-09 · 4 min
Online psychology in English in Portugal: how it works
Online therapy (50 min) in English, Portuguese or Spanish, often used by expats and international residents.
2026-08-08 · 5 min
CIT or employer sick note: which do you need in Portugal?
The practical difference between CIT (Social Security) and a sick note for the employer, and when to book each consultation.
2026-08-08 · 4 min
Child with fever: what to assess online and what is an emergency
How to prepare the video call when your child has a fever, which signs need hospital, and what the doctor can do at a distance.
2026-08-08 · 5 min
Online doctor without an SNS number: what changes for immigrants and expats
How to book in Portugal without an active SNS number: what is possible (prescription, sick note) and what needs SNS + NISS (CIT).
2026-08-08 · 5 min
Urgent paediatric consultation online in Portugal: when to use it and when to call 112
Urgent paediatric video consultation, 8am–10pm: fever, vomiting, allergies and warning signs that need 112 or hospital A&E.
2026-08-08 · 4 min
Extending sick leave (CIT) online: how to avoid a gap
When to book a CIT extension, what the doctor assesses, and why you should not leave a day between certificates.
2026-08-08 · 5 min
Renewing a prescription online in Portugal: who can and who cannot
When online prescription renewal is appropriate, clinical limits, foreign prescriptions, and what to prepare before the consultation.
2026-08-05 · 5 min
Online weight-management consultation in Portugal: how it works
What happens in the first weight-loss consultation, when pharmacological treatment may be included, and how medical follow-up continues.
2026-08-05 · 4 min
When pharmacological treatment for weight loss may be indicated
Usual clinical criteria, what the doctor assesses, and why a prescription is never automatic.
2026-08-04 · 5 min
Online sick leave in Portugal: a short guide for patients
Who can request a CIT online (SNS + NISS), what to bring, and sickness-benefit rules for employees and the self-employed.