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Sweden is a Northern European country with a consti-tutional monarchy and a parliamentary government (Anell, Glenngård & Merkur, 2012) and a total population of 10 million (Eurostat, 2017). Cornerstones of the Swedish health care system are the principles of human dignity, need and solidarity, and cost-effectiveness, with an emphasis on equal access to care regardless of socioeconomic status ...
- 2019
The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies supports and promotes evidence-based health policy-making through comprehensive and rigorous analysis of health systems in Europe. It brings together a wide range of policy-makers, academics and practitioners to analyse trends in health reform, drawing on experience from across Europe to illuminate policy issues.
- Anne Marie Rafferty, Reinhard Busse, Britta Zander-Jentsch, Walter Sermeus, Luk Bruyneel
- 2019
May 19, 2019 · As health systems shift radically in response to rising demand, the role of nurses becomes even more important. This book by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies is part of a two-volume study on the contributions that nurses make to strengthening health systems. This is the first time that the topic of nursing has been dealt ...
Sep 12, 2023 · Overview. The Swedish health care system is decentralized. Health care is part of social protection in Sweden, with predominantly tax-based financing and public provision. The goal is to provide good health and care on equal terms. The main responsibility for financing, organizing and providing health care is delegated to the 21 regions.
May 28, 2024 · An attempt was made in 1948, then during the 1960–1970s, and currently through an extensive policy drive to bring care closer to the patient, with primary health care as the hub of the health system. A reorientation of health systems to primary health care is also recommended by the WHO to achieve universal health coverage, but Sweden has ...
- Mio Fredriksson
- mio.fredriksson@pubcare.uu.se
Sep 8, 2021 · In fact, in Sweden, as recently argued by scholars, health “is framed to highlight health as inextricably tied to societal inequalities.” 3 Building on this to help advance the “Healthier Populations” agenda, Sweden can contribute by: (1) using the pandemic to bring a systems approach to achieve universal health coverage and address the broader determinants of health; (2); supporting ...
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Jun 4, 2018 · A Government bill mainly addressing the health care system also covered public health and health equity issues . A few years later, the first public health bill was presented to the Parliament [ 7 ]. In this bill, increased health equity was proposed as an overarching objective in public health policies and a national Public Health Institute was launched.
