Equity in primary care ?

Challenges, differences and similarities in the Nordic

CountriesLise Dyhr (DK)

Nils Kolstrup (NO)Monica Löfvander (SW)

Simo Kokko (FI)Peter Vedsted (DK)

equity/equality

• equal access and treatment in cases with equal needs

• the g.p. has to be qualified • medical expert, health promotor, communicator, manager,

academic, able to cooperate with others• ….

• the g.p. has to work under proper conditions• time/economy• well-functioning cooperation with relevant partners within the

healthcare and social system• ….

Program• 13.30 – 13.35 Introduction (Lise Dyhr)

• 13.35 – 13.50 Equality in Norwegian primary health care. One step forward two steps

back ? (Nils Kolstrup)

• 13.50 – 14.05 Equity concerns in the Finnish Primary Health Care (Simo Kokko)

• 14.05 – 14.25 Equity in health care – a matter of choice of health care unit ?

(Monica Löfvander)

• 14.25 – 14.40 Implications of social deprivation in Danish Primary care (Peter Vedsted)

• 14.40 – 15.00 Discussion

Themes for discussionsMonica• EU doctors (or others) can they fullfill the gap ? (barriers of

traditions/culture, language …)• Examples of changes to good care for minorities by a certain financial

ressource system ?

Nils• Is privatization the solution to higher demands?• Do we have to change our understanding from: alle patients are equal,

but some are more equal than others ?

Simo• Does the broadening role of nurses in primary care have equity

consequences ?• Which is most important – to have a uniform and equitable GP service

spread out to the whole population or to have a multiprofessional primary health care for for all ?

Peter

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !

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